motor van

noun

, British.

1. a motor truck, especially one enclosed to protect the cargo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of motor van¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

He rode about Northern Virginia on a three-wheel cycle and drove alone across the country on a specially equipped motor van.

From Washington Post

The figure which had tried to dodge around the end of a motor van to escape observation looked nothing at all like the Sammy Pinkney the Kenway girls had formerly known.

From Project Gutenberg

After about 45 minutes the three-man team piles into its motor van and speeds off to another beach.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like a householder who took his visitors for tradesmen, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery stood in the door of his motor van and demanded icily : "What do you want?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Returning in the carrier's motor van she sat nid-nod, while conversation ran blithe as a freshet over ulcered legs, murders, spring onions, and the price of eggs.

From Time Magazine Archive