delivery van

British

noun

US and Canadian name: panel truck. a small van used esp for delivery rounds

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Example Sentences

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Last year a Waymo robo-taxi sat motionless behind a double-parked delivery van.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

After conferring with colleagues, the agent walked Minguela back toward his delivery van.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Apart from Rino, the city has also now given permission for other driverless delivery van companies to operate.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

In keeping with the tradition of painting vehicles, Culloville had an old delivery van in the village centre in orange and white.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

I stepped off the sidewalk well before the construction and ran in the street, close to the curb to avoid an oncoming delivery van.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

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