An enclosed boxlike motor vehicle having rear or side doors and side panels especially for transporting people, A winnowing device, such as a fan, Any large covered carriage; specifically, a large covered wagon used in moving furniture and household effects, intransitive verb_ To transport by van, To drive or travel in a van, transitive verb_ obsolete To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow, To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses)