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  10  definitions  found 
 
  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]  ``[/Angels]  on  the  air  plumy  vans 
  received  him  ''  --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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  van 
  n  1:  artists  or  writers  whose  ideas  are  ahead  of  their  time  [syn: 
  {avant  garde},  {vanguard}] 
  2:  the  leading  units  moving  at  the  head  of  an  army  [syn:  {vanguard}] 
  3:  (British)  a  trailer  equipped  with  living  quarters  [syn:  {caravan}] 
  4:  a  truck  with  an  enclosed  cargo  space 
 
  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  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  VAN 
 
  {Value  Added  Network} 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  VAN 
  Value  Added  Network




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