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Anyone who would like to set up a time for the van is asked to call CASA at 259-3736.

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  1. noun An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people.
  2. noun A covered or enclosed truck or wagon often used for transporting goods or livestock.
  3. noun Chiefly British A closed railroad car used for carrying baggage or freight.
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  • Anyone who would like to set up a time for the van is asked to call CASA at 259-3736. —  The Daily Sentinel: News
  • On top of all this it†™ s been raining steady, the van is a complete disaster, I haven†™ t been eating write because I†™ m living on the ultra-cheap, and Moses stuck his head into a bee†™ s nest today! —  Progressive Bloggers
  • Getting down from the van was a relief; solid ground never felt so good. —  Kottu
  • The van had 15 passengers but it's not immediately known what church the van was affiliated with or exactly what caused the van to flip Sunday afternoon. —  East Valley Tribune - Today's Top Stories
  • The poll found that the most popular item used in the van was the blackberry (41%), followed by laptops (17%) and 12% even said the carry out paperwork from the vehicle. —  Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
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  1. Short for caravan.
  2. Short for vanguard.
  3. Middle English, from Old English fann and Old French van, both from Latin vannus; see wet-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Old French van, French van, a fan, Old French vanne, a bird's wing, from Latin vannus, a fan: see fan.
  2. from French vanner, from Latin vannere, fan, winnow, from vannus, a fan: see van, n., and cf. fan, v.
  3. Abbr. of vanguard (due to association of vanguard and rearguard, whence van, supposed to be related to vanguard as rear to rearguard).
  4. Abbr. of caravan, regarded perhaps as *carry-van (cf. cariole, taken as carryall): see caravan.
  5. from van, n.
 

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