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detector vans

detector vans is the plural of detector van.

Meaning of detector van

Noun

detector van (plural detector vans)

  1. (UK) A vehicle equipped with electronic instrumentation that can detect the oscillator of a domestic television, used by the licensing authority to check that a household with no TV licence does not have a television receiver
    Synonyms:
    television detector van, TV detector van

Questions about detector vans

What is detector vans the plural of?
Detector vans is the plural of detector van.

Words near detector vans in the dictionary

  1. detectographs
  2. detector
  3. detector bar
  4. detector bars
  5. detector van
  6. detector vans
  7. detectoring
  8. detectorism
  9. detectorist
  10. detectorists
  11. detectorless

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