guard's van
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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P stands still, as the carriages and finally the red tail-light on the guard’s van slowly pass her and vanish into the night.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019
Guard Arthur Smith switched his lamp from red to green, waved the "go ahead" to Driver Grant, and swung into the guard's van.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Tara was in the guard's van she looked out through a barred window at her friend on the station platform, and he said afterwards that the situation exhausted every ounce of self-control he possessed.
From Finn The Wolfhound by Robert Hugh Buxton
He was conscious of the guard's van passing, then the train had gone.
From A Master of Deception by Richard Marsh
It is impossible to understand that sacrifice lying just behind the guard's van unless you have seen the yawning chasm just in front of the engine!
From Mushrooms on the Moor by Frank Boreham
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