Synonyms for van
Definitions
- n. 1
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
- n. 2
An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
- n. 3
A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
Related words
- Word family
- vanward vane
- Phrases
- box van police van cube van moving van removal van driving van trailer goods van armored van
Forms
- Plural
- vans → vanguards, avant-gardes, minivans, minibuses…
Example sentences
- minivan Sami's minivan has been sitting here since Monday.
- minibus This minibus has room for twenty-five passengers.
- wagon In the wagon were a few tools and some extra guns.
By length
- 5 letters
- front1, wagon2
- 7 letters
- caravan3, minivan3, minibus3
- 8 letters
- vanguard2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wagon2 = 2 syllables).