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delivery van

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noun

  1. US and Canadian name: panel truck.  a small van used esp for delivery rounds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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GM was America’s No. 2 EV seller in 2025 after Tesla and hasn’t canceled any electric models, save for a delivery van.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

A delivery van appeared to be stuck on mudflats, which locals described as the "deadliest footpath in Britain".

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, a human driver is edging out of a parking lot, trying to see beyond a parked delivery van.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

As they moved in, one agent narrowed in on Minguela’s delivery van.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2025

Papa Thibaut has got a delivery van of his own for the farm, but it and his driver are so carefully regulated that they don’t dare use them for Resistance activity.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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