van
US /væn/
Definition
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A delivery van is parked outside the main entrance.
Synonyms
- minivana small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car
- truckan automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
Collocations
- Easy delivery vandescribing delivery van (the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail))
- Medium corporate passenger vandescribing corporate passenger van (of or belonging to a corporation)
- Hard armored van for cash transportto armored van for cash transport, meaning to equip with armor
- Very Hard in the van of scientific revolutionindicating a state, position, or relationship within the van of scientific revolution
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.