motor van
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor van
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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He rode about Northern Virginia on a three-wheel cycle and drove alone across the country on a specially equipped motor van.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2016
The sides of a motor van had been let down to form a speaking platform.
From Time Magazine Archive
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After about 45 minutes the three-man team piles into its motor van and speeds off to another beach.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Like a householder who took his visitors for tradesmen, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery stood in the door of his motor van and demanded icily : "What do you want?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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A mile farther on, however, an empty motor van picked them up, and seated at the back with her feet hanging over, Lou promptly fell asleep, her head sagging unconsciously against Jim’s shoulder.
From Anything Once by Ostrander, Isabel
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