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van1 [væn] N

1. van (vehicle):

van
Transporter m <-s, ->
Lieferwagen m <-s, ->

2. van Am:

van (car type)
Kleinbus m <-ses, -se>
van (smaller)

3. van Brit (railway):

van
Gepäckwagen m <-s, ->

van2 [væn] N no pl

van short for vanguard

to be in the van of sth
to be in the van of sth
bei etw dat führend sein

van·guard [ˈvængɑ:d, Am -gɑ:rd] N no pl

1. vanguard esp form:

Vorhut f <-, -en>
Spitze f <-, -n>

2. vanguard fig (leader):

van3 [væn] N Brit

van SPORTS inf short for advantage

van
Vorteil m <-s, -e>

ad·van·tage [ədˈvɑ:ntɪʤ, Am -ˈvæ:nt̬ɪʤ] N

1. advantage (benefit):

Vorteil m <-s, -e>
to have the advantage of sb Brit form
jdn ausnutzen pej [o. A ausnützen]
to take advantage of sth approv
etw nutzen [o. nützen] A

2. advantage no pl TENNIS:

Vorteil m <-s, -e>

van FREIGHT

van
van

ˈbag·gage van N

ˈbrake van N Brit RAIL

brake van

ˈcamp·er van N

camper van
Wohnmobil nt <-s, -e>
camper van
Caravan m <-s, -s>

ˈcamp·ing van N

Wohnmobil nt <-s, -e>
Caravan m <-s, -s>

de·ˈliv·ery van N

Lieferwagen m <-s, ->

ˈfur·ni·ture van N

Möbelwagen m <-s, ->

ˈguard's van N Brit RAIL

ˈhorse van N Am

horse van → horsebox

ˈhorse·box N

ˈlug·gage van N Brit, Aus RAIL

Gepäckwagen m <-s, ->
Packwagen m <-s, - [o. SGer, Österr -wägen]>