(vans)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A van is a small or medium-sized road vehicle with one row of seats at the front and a space for carrying goods behind.
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2.
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van is a railway carriage, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail. (
BRIT; in AM, use baggage car
, boxcar
)
In the guard's van lay my tin trunk.
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