vanload

[van-lohd]

noun

1. the amount carried by a van.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vanload¹

First recorded in 1885–90; van ² ( def. ) + load ( def. )

Example Sentences

The danger is still there, waiting for the next vanload of unsuspecting travelers.

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“I’d have a vanload of guys who had just got cut from the team,” he said.

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On Wednesday, a "vanload" of officers arrived at the scene, with at least 20 officers seen at the site by a BBC London reporter by 07:30 BST.

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About an hour south of the border, the police chief in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, population 6,000, alerted state officials that the Border Patrol had dropped off a vanload of immigrants with just a few minutes notice at the community’s welcome center.

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The first vanload of people arrived at the hotel around 10:15 a.m., lugging backpacks, tote bags and rolling luggage.

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