Words / A1

VAN/væn/

A van is a vehicle bigger than a car, used for carrying goods: a delivery van; by van; in the van. A lorry (British) is larger still; American English often says truck for a lorry. A car carries people. Countable: a van, vans. Fan is a person who likes a team — different word.

Meaning

A vehicle bigger than a car, used for carrying goods.

Examples

• “The shop van is outside.”
• “The van cannot park here.”
• “They moved house in a hired van.”

Good to know

a delivery van. Contrast: car (people), lorry (bigger, British). Mix-up: fan.

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