Abbreviation of Vancouver.

(geography) A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey lakes, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.

A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.

A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.

A Van cat. / A Turkish Van cat.

Clipping of vanguard.

(transitive) To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses). / (Internet slang, used in passive voice) 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.

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.

A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain. / A wing with which the air is beaten.