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van /væn/- danh từ
- (quân sự) tiền đội, quân tiên phong
- những người đi tiên phong, những người lãnh đạo (một phong trào); địa vị hàng đầu
- men in the van of the movement: những người đi tiên phong trong phong trào
- in the van of nations fighting for independence: ở hàng đầu trong các nước đang đấu tranh giành độc lập
- danh từ
- (ngành đường sắt) toa hành lý, toa hàng ((cũng) luggage van)
- danh từ
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) máy quạt thóc
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ); (thơ ca) cánh chim
Concise Dictionary
vansvæn
noun
+any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
+the leading units moving at the head of an army
+a camper equipped with living quarters
+a truck with an enclosed cargo space
Advanced English Dictionary
+ noun
1 a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, used for carrying goods or people: a furniture / removal van + a police van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners) + a delivery van + a van driver
2 (AmE) a covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, that can carry about twelve passengers
3 (BrE) a closed railway carriage for carrying bags, cases, etc. or mail: a mail / luggage van
Idioms: in the van (BrE, formal) at the front or in the leading position: These artists felt themselves in the van of the movement, true pioneers.
Collocation Dictionary
noun
1 vehicle for transporting goods, etc.
ADJ.
light | transit | camper | delivery, furniture, ice-cream, mail, removal | armoured, police
VERB + VAN
drive | park | load, unload
VAN + NOUN
driver
2 type of railway carriage
ADJ.
goods, guard's, luggage
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