ninja van
UK/ˈnɪn.dʒə væn/
ninja van noun: a pop-up food van that appears during field training to sell food and drinks to soldiers.
Noun
ninja van (plural ninja vans)
- A pop-up food van that appears during field training to sell food and drinks to soldiers.
- When you are in the middle of a godforsaken exercise area, dying of heat and sick of combat rations, the Ninja Van with its supply of cold canned drinks, junk food, and beehoon is like seeing an oasis.2010 September 9, “Hitler Finds Out about his NS Recognition Award: Comments”, in The Mr Brown Show (blog), archived from the original on 30 Apr 2017
- The arrival of the ninja van, with its fried bee hoon, nasi lemak and soft drinks, was perhaps the best consolation in an otherwise boring range where sections of trainees sat on long wooden benches waiting for their turns.2013 May 1, “Once in Our Life, Two Years of Our Time”, in Remember Singapore (blog), retrieved 18 Oct 2017
Forms of ninja van
| plural | ninja vans |
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Origin of ninja van
From ninja, referring to the way they stealthily appear + van.
Questions about ninja van
- What does ninja van mean?
- Ninja van means a pop-up food van that appears during field training to sell food and drinks to soldiers.
- What part of speech is ninja van?
- Ninja van is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ninja van?
- Ninja van is pronounced /ˈnɪn.dʒə væn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ninja van?
- The plural of ninja van is ninja vans.
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