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delivery van

delivery van noun: an enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes.

delivery van: an enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes
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Noun

delivery van (plural delivery vans)

  1. (UK) An enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes.
    • As the train approached Welshpool on the return journey, an unexpected incident was provided by a baker's delivery van, which had been drawn up across the track. Some skilful manoeuvring of the vehicle was necessary before the train could pass.1949 November and December, “Note and News: By Special Train to Llanfair”, in Railway Magazine, page 410

Forms of delivery van

pluraldelivery vans

Questions about delivery van

What does delivery van mean?
Delivery van means an enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes.
What part of speech is delivery van?
Delivery van is a noun.
What is the plural of delivery van?
The plural of delivery van is delivery vans.

Words near delivery van in the dictionary

  1. delivery receipts
  2. delivery room
  3. delivery rooms
  4. delivery time
  5. delivery times
  6. delivery van
  7. delivery vans
  8. deliveryman
  9. deliverymen
  10. deliverypeople
  11. deliveryperson

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