plural of rape van

(South Africa) An order (restitutory interdict) handed down by a court on application, originating in Roman Dutch law where a person (spoliator) is compelled to return a thing that has been taken unlawfully. The case turns on possession, not ownership: a mandement van spolie can even be brought by a thief where the owner unlawfully retrieves the thing stolen.

A South African tangerine-flavoured brandy liqueur.

(astrophysics) Synonym of Van Allen radiation belt

(rail transport) a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.

plural of driving van trailer

(humorous) A windowless van.

(physics) In general relativity, an exact solution of the Einstein field equation in which the gravitational field is generated by dust rotating about an axis of cylindrical symmetry.

(UK) A vehicle from which ice cream is sold at the roadside, mostly to children.

One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Van Wert.