Automobile vs. Van

Automobile vs. Van — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Automobile and Van

Automobilenoun

A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

Vannoun

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.

The van sped down the road.

Automobileverb

To travel by automobile.

Vannoun

(British) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods.

Automobileadjective

Self-moving; self-propelled.

Vannoun

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

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Automobilenoun

4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;

he needs a car to get to work

Vannoun

form of Shortened form|caravan.

Automobileverb

travel in an automobile

Vannoun

form of Shortened form|vanguard.

Vannoun

(mining) A shovel used in cleansing ore.

Vannoun

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

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Vannoun

A wing with which the air is beaten.

Vanverb

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

Vanverb

to be arrested by law enforcement (not necessarily in a van, derived from the slang "party van") this definition "to be vanned", not "to van"

Vanverb

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

Vannoun

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

Vannoun

the leading units moving at the head of an army

Vannoun

a camper equipped with living quarters

Vannoun

a truck with an enclosed cargo space