van

/væn/
verb
  1. To transport or carry something in a van.
    • The company vanned the donated clothes to the shelter.
    • We vanned all the camping gear to the national park.
    • They vanned the artwork to the gallery for the exhibition.
noun
  1. A medium-sized road vehicle used for carrying goods or people, typically with a boxy shape and no side windows in the cargo area.
    • A white van pulled up in front of the school to drop off supplies.
    • We rented a van to move all the furniture to our new apartment.
    • The delivery driver loaded the packages into the back of the van.
  2. A railway carriage for carrying luggage, mail, or goods.
    • Mail was sorted in the railway van during the long journey.
    • They stored the bicycles in the guard's van at the end of the train.
    • The guard checked the luggage van before the train departed.
  3. The leading or forefront position in a movement, field, or activity (short for 'vanguard').
    • These researchers are at the van of medical breakthroughs.
    • She was in the van of the movement for equal rights.
    • The company has been in the van of technological innovation for decades.
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