motor van

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noun British.

a motor truck, especially one enclosed to protect the cargo.

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Origin of motor van

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby motor van

motorship, motorsports, motor torpedo boat, motor truck, motor unit, motor van, motor vehicle, motor vessel, motor voter law, motorway, mototaxi

How to use motor van in a sentence

Finally, Van Cleef and Martin realize Liberty is going too far.
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"He brought Ray Charles to the mix as an influence on rock & roll," E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt once raved.
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They can hear the sound of his boat's motor, growing louder as it comes over the horizon.
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Production expenses: equipment rental, lights, lighting board, van rental, trailer rental, road cases, backline.
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To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!
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Pierre Van Cortlandt, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, died at his seat at Croton river, aged 94.
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Van Twiller was himself a grower of the plant and had his tobacco farm at Greenwich.
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Remarks upon some errors in the hydrography of the south coast of Van Diemen's Land.
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