Automobile vs. Van — What's the Difference?

A self-propelled passenger vehicle that usually has four wheels and an internal-combustion engine, used for land transport. Also called motorcar.

A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car.

Of or relating to automobiles; automotive.

An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people.

A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

A covered or enclosed truck or wagon often used for transporting goods or livestock.

To travel by automobile.

Chiefly British A closed railroad car used for carrying baggage or freight.

Self-moving; self-propelled.

The vanguard; the forefront.

A self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a convertible), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.

A wing.

To travel in an automobile.

A winnowing device, such as a fan.

4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;

To transport by van

Travel in an automobile

To drive or travel in a van

A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.

(British) An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.

(dated) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.

(aerospace) A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.

Clipping of vanguard

(mining) A shovel used in cleansing ore.

A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain.

A wing with which the air is beaten.

(transitive) To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).

Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van; derived from party van).

(mining) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.

The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle.

A shovel used in cleansing ore.

A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.

A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.

A closed railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.

A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain.

A wing with which the air is beaten.

To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.

To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow.

Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

The leading units moving at the head of an army

A camper equipped with living quarters

A truck with an enclosed cargo space