rape van
rape van noun: a vehicle with a large interior body having no windows or blocked windows, such that it would be easy to lure or force a person inside and thereafter conceal their presence in the vehicle in order to commit a sexual assault against them.
Noun
rape van (plural rape vans)
- A vehicle with a large interior body having no windows or blocked windows, such that it would be easy to lure or force a person inside and thereafter conceal their presence in the vehicle in order to commit a sexual assault against them.
- It would be difficult even to raise questions about the accuracy of the rape van story, however, in the highly emotional atmosphere of a slide show; you'd be accused of "not believing the women."1997, Wendy Kaminer, True Love Waits: Essays and Criticism, page 133
- There were no abductions, no girls lured into rape vans with promises of modeling careers or screen time, no burglaries in the parking lot.2008, Anthony Swofford, Exit A: A Novel, page 14
Forms of rape van
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Questions about rape van
- What does rape van mean?
- Rape van means a vehicle with a large interior body having no windows or blocked windows, such that it would be easy to lure or force a person inside and thereafter conceal their presence in the vehicle in order to commit a sexual assault against them.
- What part of speech is rape van?
- Rape van is a noun.
- What is the plural of rape van?
- The plural of rape van is rape vans.
Words near rape van in the dictionary
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