Meanings
nounbox van (plural box vans)
plural box vans
- A truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.
Synonyms: box truck, cube van, cube truck
- AustraliaUKrail transportAn enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
Synonyms: covered goods wagon, box wagon, goods van, van, boxcar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.
Similar
nounAn enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door.
Translations
Dutch bakwagen
- bakwagentruck with enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area
Finnish umpikorikuorma-auto, kaappiauto
- umpikorikuorma-autotruck with enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area
- kaappiautotruck with enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area
German Kofferaufbau
- Kofferaufbautruck with enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area
Polish furgon
- furgontruck with enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area
Spanish furgón
- furgóntruck with enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area
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APA
box van. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20van
MLA
“box van.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20van. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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