delivery van

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English

A delivery van in Stockholm

Noun

delivery van (plural delivery vans)

  1. (British) An enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes.
    • 1949 November and December, “Note and News: By Special Train to Llanfair”, in Railway Magazine, page 410:
      As the train approached Welshpool on the return journey, an unexpected incident was provided by a baker's delivery van, which had been drawn up across the track. Some skilful manoeuvring of the vehicle was necessary before the train could pass.

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