All van synonyms

noun van

• advance guard — a military unit sent ahead of a main body to find gaps in enemy defences, clear away minor opposition, and prevent unexpected contact
• foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
• motor vehicle — an automobile, truck, bus, or similar motor-driven conveyance.
• avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
• gas guzzler — an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.
• head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
• motorcar — Chiefly British. an automobile.
• forefront — the foremost part or place.
• car — a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
• go-cart — a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
• camion — a lorry, or, esp formerly, a large dray
• automobile — An automobile is a car.
• limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
• buckboard — an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the seat attached to a flexible board between the front and rear axles
• bucket of bolts — (Idiomatic) A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
• minibus — a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
• barouche — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, popular in the 19th century, having a retractable hood over the rear half, seats inside for two couples facing each other, and a driver's seat outside at the front
• hardtop — a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.
• freighter — a vessel used mainly for carrying cargo.
• hatchback — a style of automobile in which the rear deck lid and window lift open as a unit.
• junker — any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
• forepart — the first, front, or early part.
• clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
• gillies — a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.
• jeep — (lowercase) to ride or travel in a jeep.
• gilly — gillie.
• four-wheeler — a four-wheel vehicle, especially a hackney carriage.
• waggon — Alternative spelling of wagon.
• leading edge — Aeronautics. the edge of an airfoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.
• lorries — a female given name, form of Laura.
• wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
• gocart — Alternative form of go-cart (framework for children learning to walk).
• lorry — Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
• chariot — In ancient times, chariots were fast-moving vehicles with two wheels that were pulled by horses.
• coupe — A coupé is a car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, two doors, and seats for four people.
• cutting edge — If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.
• front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
• carryall — A carryall is a large bag made of nylon, canvas, or leather, which you use to carry your clothes and other possessions, for example when you are travelling.
• wain — (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
• fourgon — a long covered wagon for carrying baggage, goods, military supplies, etc.; a van or tumbril.