VAN
\vˈan], \vˈan], \v_ˈa_n]\
Definitions of VAN
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Princeton University
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The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle.
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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 large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.
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A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.
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A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
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A wing with which the air is beaten.
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To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow.
By Oddity Software
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The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle.
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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 large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.
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A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.
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A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
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A wing with which the air is beaten.
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To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow.
By Noah Webster.
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Front; the front of an army or fleet; as, the tanks moved forward in the van; the people who lead any movement; the place of those who so lead; as, he was in the van of all social reform; a large covered truck for moving household goods, circus animals, etc.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A fan for grain, etc.
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A large covered wagon for goods, etc.: the rear car of a freight train, reserved for the use of trainmen.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] The front of an army; —the front line or foremost division of a fleet either in sailing or in battle.
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n. [Latin] A fan for cleansing grain or the like; a winnowing machine;—a wing with which the air is beaten;- a large, light, covered waggon, for the transportation of goods and the like.
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