Van (Noun)
Meaning 1
The leading units moving at the head of an army.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The van of the army was made up of the most experienced and skilled warriors, who led the charge into battle.
- As the van of the enemy army approached, our commander ordered the archers to prepare for a barrage of arrows.
- The van of the Roman legions was a formidable force, with heavily armored soldiers and powerful war machines.
- The van of the cavalry unit was led by a seasoned officer, who expertly guided his men through the treacherous terrain.
- The van of the invading army was met with fierce resistance from the defending forces, who fought bravely to hold their ground.
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Meaning 2
A camper equipped with living quarters.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The van is equipped with a comfortable bed and a small kitchenette for road trips.
- After traveling the country in their van, they decided to settle down in a cozy cabin.
- She converted an old van into a mobile home for her music festival tours.
- The family's van had a spacious interior, complete with a dining area and a bathroom.
- In his van, he had installed a solar panel and a portable stove for an off-grid lifestyle.
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Meaning 3
A truck with an enclosed cargo space.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The delivery company used a large van to transport furniture to customers across the city.
- The van was packed with boxes and crates, making it difficult to find a place to put the last-minute addition.
- She carefully loaded her artwork into the van, making sure not to damage any of the fragile pieces.
- The courier service employed a fleet of vans to pick up and deliver packages quickly and efficiently.
- After a long road trip, the band finally arrived at the venue and began unloading their equipment from the van.
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Meaning 4
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The porter carefully loaded the passengers' luggage into the van at the back of the train.
- A guard checked the van on the freight train for any signs of damage or tampering.
- Because of a mechanical failure, the van on the rear of the passenger train had to be uncoupled.
- Railway staff sorted mail in the van on the mail train as it sped through the countryside.
- The travelling party was surprised to see that their bicycles were stored in a special van on the train.
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Meaning 5
Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The design team served as the vanguard, spearheading a revolution in modern furniture.
- Art movements in the city always emerged with the young rebels acting as the vanguard, changing everything that followed.
- Most revolutions would place vanguards consisting of shock troops with lightly protected logistical tails well into hostile country and held this through high communications maintenance at headquarters as those they must help all up other field works via relinking others plus standard quick replenish food resource ways every following to high altitude before becoming like food animals thus finding support means working daily quick simple rescue link bases found existing country everywhere doing old typical helping form major places who with lots country folk quick others fast right ahead finding things each long into late running found local low.
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- Architecture had to be flexible, simple at low cost; the vanguard using small industrial pre-fabricated projects, to meet the requirements demanded within the time constraints.