Van

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( n.) A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods.

(2): ( v. t.) To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.

(3): ( n.) A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.

(4): ( n.) 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.

(5): ( n.) A shovel used in cleansing ore.

(6): ( n.) A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain.

(7): ( n.) A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.

(8): ( n.) A wing with which the air is beaten.

(9): ( v. t.) To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

A town in the Kurdistan Highlands, on the SE. shore of Lake Van, and 145 m. SE. of Erzerum; inhabited by Turks and Armenians.

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