moving van
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of moving van
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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"He once tried to get out of a moving van because he didn't want to go," said Joe's mum, Helen.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Outside, clubhouse workers filled two huge tractor trailers bound for Dodger Stadium and an oversize moving van with equipment headed for Japan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
Later that year on Las Ramblas, in Barcelona, a white moving van.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2025
In 1981, Carol J. Levin and her best friend Gayle McDougall-Treacy drove to Seattle from Chicago together — leaving their husbands Steve and Dan behind with the moving van.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Enormous as the moving van seemed, the new house was more enormous still, a split-level, with an attached garage.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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