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ferry vans

ferry vans is the plural of ferry van.

Meaning of ferry van

Noun

ferry van (plural ferry vans)

  1. (UK, dated) A railway goods van intended for train ferry traffic to and from continental Europe.
    • More than one exporter had complained that ferry vans were in desperately short supply and that the B.R. fleet of 400 new vans (over 150 of which are now in service) would fall far short of immediately foreseeable requirements. [...] The solution to the exporters' demand for more stock of this...1964 January, “News and Comment: Dr. Beeching and the exporters”, in Modern Railways, page 2

Questions about ferry vans

What is ferry vans the plural of?
Ferry vans is the plural of ferry van.

Words near ferry vans in the dictionary

  1. ferry bridge
  2. ferry car
  3. ferry cars
  4. Ferry County
  5. ferry van
  6. ferry vans
  7. ferry wagon
  8. ferry wagons
  9. ferry-boat
  10. ferry-boats
  11. ferry-man

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