van : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: van	by the DICT Development Group
9 results for van
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
van n any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) Synonym(s): avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave the leading units moving at the head of an army Synonym(s): vanguard, van (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight a camper equipped with living quarters Synonym(s): van, caravan a truck with an enclosed cargo space
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [Cornish.] (Mining) A shovel used in cleansing ore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, v. t. (Mining) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [Abbreviated from caravan.] 1. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods. [Eng.] 2. A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition. 3. A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under {Car}, 2. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, n. [L. vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf. F. van. Cf. {Fan}, {Van} a wing {Winnow}.] 1. A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain. 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] [bd][/Angels] on the air plumy vans received him. [b8] --Milton. He wheeled in air, and stretched his vans in vain; His vans no longer could his flight sustain. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Van \Van\, v. t. [Cf. F. vanner to winnow, to fan. See {Van} a winnowing machine.] To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. --Milton.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
VAN {Value Added Network}