vanning
[ van-ing ]
/ ˈvæn ɪŋ /
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noun
travel by means of a small van or truck that has been fitted out with living accommodations.
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OTHER WORDS FROM vanning
vanner, nounWords nearby vanning
vanload, Van Loon, vanman, vanner, Vannes, vanning, Van Paassen, van pool, vanquish, Van Rensselaer, van Riebeeck
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Example sentences from the Web for vanning
As already pointed out, the object of vanning is to determine the proportion of black tin in the lode stuff.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe weighed portion of the ore is placed on the vanning shovel.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe vanning spade and shallow washing dish are the prototypes of this kind of ore-dressing machinery.
Twentieth Century Inventions|George SutherlandHis first test was made with the ordinary "vanning shovel," his second with the aid of chemicals.
The Squire's Daughter|Silas K(itto) Hocking