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
“She’s there!” he added, pointing to a mass of broken timbers which belonged to a carriage, on the top of which the guard’s van had been thrown, crushing it almost flat.
From The Iron Horse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
But half-a-crown drove it back, and I sprang into the guard's van on his very heels.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
My agent then left the station, returned by another entrance, entered the guard's van on the side farthest from the platform, and travelled down with McPherson the guard.
From Tales of Terror and Mystery by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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