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
After about 45 minutes the three-man team piles into its motor van and speeds off to another beach.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sides of a motor van had been let down to form a speaking platform.
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning in the carrier's motor van she sat nid-nod, while conversation ran blithe as a freshet over ulcered legs, murders, spring onions, and the price of eggs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Isabel Ostrander
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