| van | large closed vehicle used for transporting goods or people; caravan, trailer home, mobile home; railroad car (British) | en | (isim) | en |
| van | 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 | en | en |
| van | A shovel used in cleansing ore | en | en |
| van | To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel | en | en |
| van | A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods | en | en |
| van | A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc | en | en |
| van | also for conveying wild beasts, etc | en | en |
| van | for exhibition | en | en |
| van | A close railway car for baggage | en | en |
| van | See the Note under Car, 2 | en | en |
| van | A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain | en | en |
| van | A wing with which the air is beaten | en | en |
| van | To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow | en | en |
| van | a truck with an enclosed cargo space a camper equipped with living quarters | en | en |
| van | A van is a small or medium-sized road vehicle with one row of seats at the front and a space for carrying goods behind | en | en |
| van | A van is a railway carriage, often without windows, which is used to carry luggage, goods, or mail. In the guard's van lay my tin trunk. A salt lake of eastern Turkey. It is the largest lake in the country. The vanguard; the forefront. City (pop., 1997: 226,965), eastern Turkey, on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The ruins of stone buildings there date from the 8th century BC, when it was the chief centre of the kingdom of Urartu. After the fall of Nineveh (612 BC), it was occupied in succession by the Medes, the kings of Pontus, Arabs (7th century AD), and Armenians (8th century AD). It fell to the Seljq dynasty after 1071 AD and to the Ottoman Empire in 1543. Russian forces held it (1915-17) during World War I. It has a large Kurdish population. It once had a large Armenian population that was brutally expelled following the war (see Armenian massacres). Van is a shipping point for hides, grains, fruits, and vegetables. Van Diemen's Land Beethoven Ludwig van Derek Niven van den Bogaerde Jerome van Aken Jeroen van Aken Brooks Van Wyck Cliburn Van Diemen Anthony van Doesburg Theo van Eyck Jan van Goes Hugo van der Gogh Vincent Willem van Goyen Jan Josephszoon van Helmont Jan Baptista van Edda van Heemstra Hepburn Ruston Johan Maurits van Nassau Le Van Duyet Leeuwenhoek Antonie van Lucas Huyghszoon van Leyden Mander Karel van Meegeren Han van Henricus Antonius van Meegeren Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Oldenbarnevelt Johan van Ostade Adriaen van Phan Van San Quine Willard Van Orman Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Ruisdael Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruysdael Salomon van Scorel Jan van Isabella Van Wagener Turkish van cat Van Allen radiation belts Van Buren Martin Van Cortlandt Stephanus Van de Graaff Robert Jemison van der Waals Johannes Diederik van der Waals forces Van Der Zee James Augustus Joseph Van Doren Carl Clinton and Mark Van Dyck Sir Anthony Van Dyke Dick Richard Wayne Van Dyke Van Heusen Jimmy Van Lake Velde Henri van de Velde Willem van de the Elder Andries van Wesel Vondel Joost van den Weyden Rogier van der Jan van Wynkyn Honthorst Gerrit van Maurits prince van Oranje count van Nassau | en | en |
| van | any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) | en | en |
| van | the leading units moving at the head of an army | en | en |
| van | a camper equipped with living quarters | en | en |
| van | a truck with an enclosed cargo space | en | en |
| van | Value Added Network | en | en |
| van | Value Added Network A third party network that transmits data between trading partners | en | en |
| van | Value-added Network | en | en |
| van | – Value added network – VAN services provide shared, private messaging networks for supporting EDI applications | en | en |
| van | Value Added Network (VAN) is a third-party communications network that can accept a message from virtually any computer hardware and software configuration and can deliver the message to a receiver that uses different hardware and software | en | en |
| van | Value-Added Network A VAN company is an organization that helps companies exchange private documents, usual via EDI systems | en | en |
| van | Movers call all types and kinds of trucks used for moving "vans" A van can be as small as a small econoline pack van or as large as an 80 foot long tractor-trailer | en | en |
| van | = Value Added Network | en | en |
| van | 1 A 20-foot long or shorter vehicle, usually with an automotive-type engine and limited seating that normally is entered directionally through side or rear doors rather than from a central aisle, used for demand-responsive, vanpool and lightly patronized motor bus service 2 Vehicle having a typical seating capacity of five to 15 passengers and classified as a van by the vehicle manufacturer A modified van is a standard van which has undergone some structural changes, usually made to increase its size and particularly its height The seating capacity of modified vans is approximately nine to 18 passengers Modified vans also may be referred to as "cutaway vans " | en | en |
| van | Acronym for value-added network | en | en |
| van | Networking providers that differentiate themselves on the basis of local-dial availability, upper-layer services (e g , e-mail, EDI), network management, and global connectivity | en | en |
| van | Value Added Network (VAN) is an independently contracted company, which acts as a post office for sending and receiving electronic transactions to and from trading partners | en | en |
| van | Any of a number of forms of motorized transportation larger than a car but smaller than a bus | en | en |
| van | Movers call all types and kinds of trucks used for moving "vans" A van can be as small as a small econoline pack van or as large as a long tractor-trailer | en | en |
| van | Value Added Network Third-party service organizations that deliver EDI messages from senders to receivers This is a highly secure and private alternative to the Internet VAN's typically charge by data character sent/received, so longer messages cost more See also: EDI over Internet, UIG Standards, PGP Standards, XML | en | en |
| van | A Land Rover fitted with windowless rear roofsides These are quite common in Britain since tax codes there charge much higher rates on vehicles with rear side windows see also Blindside | en | en |
| van | a specialized common carrier that "adds value" over and above the standard services of common carriers | en | en |
| van | Van refers to the enzymes found in bacteria that is resistant to the antibiotic Vancomycin | en | en |
| van | Movers call all types and kinds of trucks used for moving as “vans” A van can be a small truck or a 34 foot long truck | en | en |
| van | Value-Added Network A private data communications network used for EDI transactions | en | en |
| van | A railway goods vehicle which has a roof | en | en |
| van | [1] A covered road vehicle for carrying goods | en | en |
| van | Value-Added Network A third party service provider that facilitates the transmission of electronic data among multiple trading partners Service may include EDI communications skill, expertise, and equipment necessary to receive, store, and transmit electronic commerce transactions between trading partners | en | en |
n,v:vanned / vanning vans Etymology :Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vannus; more at WINNOW. Pronunciation :'van. Function :noun. Date :14th century.
