pantechnicon

American  

[pan-tek-ni-kon, -kuhn] / pænˈtɛk nɪˌkɒn, -kən /

noun

British.

1. a furniture van; moving van.

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pantechnicon British  

/ pænˈtɛknɪkən /

noun

1. a large van, esp one used for furniture removals

2. a warehouse where furniture is stored

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Etymology

Origin of pantechnicon

1820–30; pan- + Greek technikón artistic, skillful (neuter of technikós ); technic

Example Sentences

The hostess trolley - a favourite with 1970s housewives - was a lumbering pantechnicon used to keep food more-or-less warm in Pyrex dishes.

From BBC

But then the ambulance arrived, a pantechnicon of rescue, lumbering into view like one of those cranky Red Cross vehicles from my 50s childhood.

From The Guardian

"I'm delighted to announce that I have unloaded the metaphorical pantechnicon and signed the tenancy agreement to take up residency in the belfry of the Book Trust," its caption reads.

From BBC

These and other removals did not necessitate the use of a pantechnicon; a four-wheeler sufficed on each occasion.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally they had been stowed away in the far end of the pantechnicon.

From Project Gutenberg