VAN
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
van
n 1: any creative group active in the innovation and application
of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially
in the arts) [syn: {avant-garde}, {vanguard}, {van}, {new
wave}]
2: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn:
{vanguard}, {van}]
3: (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or
freight
4: a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: {van},
{caravan}]
5: a truck with an enclosed cargo space
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Van \Van\, n. [Abbrev. fr. vanguard.]
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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Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear,
Stream in the air. --Milton.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Van \Van\, n. [Abbreviated from caravan.]
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1. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen
and others for the transportation of goods. [Eng.]
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2. A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for
conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.
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3. A closed railway car for baggage. See the Note under
{Car}, 2. [Eng.]
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Van \Van\, n. [L. vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf.
F. van. Cf. {Fan}, {Van} a wing {Winnow}.]
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1. A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing
grain.
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2. [OF. vanne, F. vanneau beam feather (cf. It. vanno a wing)
fr. L. vannus. See Etymology above.] A wing with which the
air is beaten. [Archaic] "[/Angels] on their plumy vans
received him. " --Milton.
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He wheeled in air, and stretched his vans in vain;
His vans no longer could his flight sustain.
--Dryden.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Caravan \Car"a*van\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[a^]n or k[a^]r*[.a]*v[a^]n";
277), n. [F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karw[=a]n
a caravan (in sense 1). Cf. {Van} a wagon.]
1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized
and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling
together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by
robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.
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2. A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for
conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant
show, as of wild beasts.
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3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving
furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into {van}.
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from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Value Added Network
VAN
<networking> (VAN) A privately owned {network} that provides a
specific service, such as legal research or access to a
specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network
usually offers some service or information that is not readily
available on public networks.
A Value Added Network's customers typically purchase {leased
lines} that connect them to the network or they use a {dial-up
number}, given by the network owner, to gain access to the
network.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Van, TX (city, FIPS 74912)
Location: 32.52367 N, 95.63731 W
Population (1990): 1854 (850 housing units)
Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75790
Van, WV
Zip code(s): 25206
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Van, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 2362
Housing Units (2000): 999
Land area (2000): 2.991353 sq. miles (7.747569 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.991353 sq. miles (7.747569 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74912
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.526029 N, 95.636493 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 75790
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Van, TX
Van
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "van":
Conestoga wagon, Pullman, Pullman car, advance guard, airhead,
anteposition, armed guard, avant-garde, baggage car, bank guard,
battle line, beachhead, boxcar, bridgehead, caboose, car, caravan,
carriage, chair car, coach, coal car, coast guard, cordon,
cordon sanitaire, covered waggon, covered wagon, day coach, diner,
dinghy, dining car, drawing room, dray, farthest outpost,
first line, flat, flatcar, forefront, foregoing, front, front line,
front rank, front-runner, garrison, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender,
gondola, guard, guarder, guardsman, haywagon, heading,
inlying picket, jailer, le pas, leading, line, local, luggage van,
mail car, mail van, outguard, outpost, palace car, parlor car,
passenger car, picket, pioneer, point, prairie schooner,
precedence, preceding, precursor, priority, railhead, railway car,
rear guard, reefer, refrigerator car, roomette, scout,
security guard, sleeper, smoker, smoking car, spearhead, stockcar,
tank, tender, the lead, train guard, truck, vanguard, waggon,
wagon, wain, warder
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