Word Finder - vans

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A covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck/lorry.

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The van sped down the road.

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An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods.

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A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.

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A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.

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To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).

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(used in passive voice) Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).

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A shovel used in cleansing ore.

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To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.

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A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain.

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A wing with which the air is beaten.

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The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.

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• advance guard
• avant-garde

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(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.

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• avant-garde

British railways also undertake the collection and delivery of freight, in addition to transporting it, and thus an extensive range of vans and wagons, whether drawn by horses or mechanically propelled, must be provided in connexion with an important station.

Cynthia's ability to distinguish one motor vehicle from another was limited to trucks, vans, jeeps, limos and all others.

When getting on or off engines, vans, &c., during the running of trains.

In the United Kingdom, as in Europe generally, the vehicles used on passenger trains include firstclass carriages, second-class carriages, third-class carriages, composite carriages containing compartments for two or more classes of passengers, dining or restaurant carriages, sleeping carriages, mail carriages or travelling post offices, luggage brake vans, horse-boxes and carriage-trucks.

It must not only be strong enough to sustain all possible vertical loads, but it must be sufficiently rigid to resist without deformation or weakening all lateral disturbing forces, the principal of which are the pressure of wind, the possible sway of moving crowds or moving machinery, and the vibration of the earth from the passage of loaded vans and trolleys, and slight earthquakes which at times visit almost all localities.

Some booster car seats are built into vans and some cars.

Heating System Most vans have space heaters in which the combustion chamber is sealed off from the living area.

Also those ice cream oyster things you get from ice cream vans, they are great.

Loudspeaker vans have been used, and in a few cases someone has acted as village crier.

Following our arrival, a section of Woodham's yard soon resembled a Gipsy encampment with caravans, tents and vans arrayed!

Gipsy encampment with caravans, tents and vans arrayed!

There's the bustling central marketplace, tour busses, overloaded vans and two-stroke tuks tuks weaving through the city streets.

They had about 20 cars, a few riot vans, sniffer dogs and a Police helicopter hovering overhead.

He was particularly scathing over Scottish Water's ability to put only 10 vans onto the street.

Mini vans took over to carry the quantities of traffic signs and the familar box sidecar disappeared.

Some have recently been trained to capture video evidence in specially equipped vans that can be sent to flash points to film public disorder.

There are also two liveried vans which will be in the areas from time to time.

The defendant, a master wheelwright, had contracted with the firm to keep their vans in good and substantial repair.

He was particularly scathing over Scottish Water 's ability to put only 10 vans onto the street.

Vans hired with sales people titan auto insurance quote in.

Food Not Bombs has started organizing busses, vans and truckloads of food, kitchen equipment and clothing to the people fleeing the disaster.

Am not good at slow walks to ice cream vans, lingering visits to twee villages or staring in estate agent windows.

We then need to get all the equipment cleared by customs and unloaded from the ship and into various vans and lorries.

Places to pay particular attention to are the undercarriage, bumpers, and the roof (especially on taller vehicles like SUVs and vans).

Class B motor homes are built on a van chassis, although the height of the vehicle is greater than that of vans.

Travel trailer - Travel trailers are towed on hitches behind the vehicle, and can be towed by trucks, vans, and larger cars.

While guys don't get a separate "junior boys'" shoe section, men's footwear includes teen-friendly names like Skechers, Vans, and Converse.

One provides estimated values for motor homes, campers, and conversion vans.

These campers are easily towed behind SUVS, mini vans, trucks and even small cars.

Some units can be towed by mini vans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), depending on how much they weigh and the towing capacity of your vehicle.

These vans and trucks have a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds.

Load and unload cargo - Some drivers, such as those who operate moving vans, will have local workers help load and unload heavy furniture.

You can't simply tow your car behind a moving van because there are no back seats in 90 percent of moving vans.

Research into new forms of non-hormonal contraception for men is focusing on the vans deferens, which is the tube cut during a vasectomy to prevent the passing of sperm from the testes to the penis.

Most shuttle companies use passenger vans, though in the last decade some have added SUVs to their fleets.

Vans are more than just skateboarding shoes.

Vans are available for men, women, boys, girls, toddlers and even infants.

The Vans line is truly ready to outfit you in their gear to give you a pulled-together, skater/punk look.

And men, are you interested in looking for something a little more interesting than your plain white sneakers, but afraid Vans will give too much color to your feet?

The Vans homepage offers you the option to make your own Custom Old Skool pair, or choose a Custom Slip-On.

They're sneaker-style and almost look like Vans.

Who doesn't love a pair of old school Vans shoes?

Though teenagers from every generation like to lay claim to trends they think are new, especially since these classic shoes have experienced a resurgence in popularity recently, people have been donning Vans since 1966.

The Van Doren Rubber Company introduced Vans in 1966.

If you have ever personally owned a pair a Vans, then you are well aware of the fact that these flat soled shoes, while extremely comfortable, are not well suited for sports.

As we all know, bankruptcy doesn't necessarily mean the end of company, and for Vans the saving grace was none other than Jeff Spicoli.

It was this Jeff Spicoli that wore a pair of Vans in the film.

Based on that fact alone, sales of Vans went from tens of millions to hundreds of millions and the company was completely solvent, not to mention profitable.

Today, Vans is an internationally recognized brands with a ton of great designs.

They even offer consumers the opportunity to design their own shoe, but for the die-hard Vans fan, nothing ever beats the classic, old school Vans shoes.