OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 334

van

/væn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
autobusete • combi • furgoneta • furgón • microbús • minibús • van
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
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vagón
An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
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