moving van

Furniture transport vehicle

A moving van is a large truck used to transport household belongings when relocating from one residence to another.

The term applies both to rental trucks people drive themselves and to professional movers' vehicles: The moving van arrived at six in the morning.

In British English, removal van is more common.

vehicle

truck

Heavy freight vehicle

  • lorryBritish freight vehicle
  • trailerPromotional film excerpt
  • rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle

cab · diesel · wheels · chassis · ramp · cargo hold · box truck · eighteen-wheeler · semi · flatbed

relocation

packing

Putting items in containers

unpacking · new home · change of address · settling in · housewarming · uprooting · bubble wrap · tape · inventory list · rental

logistics

delivery

Conveyance of goods

dispatch · scheduling · route · mileage · fuel · insurance · contract · booking · coordination · timing

Categories
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purpose/function

moving vancommuter car

Vehicle for routine travel

daily driver · school bus · city bus · family car · taxi

mobility/permanence

moving vanpermanent home

Lasting place of residence

ancestral home · staying put · foundation · roots · permanence

Family

move, remove, moving, van, moved, movement, mobile, movable, immovable

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G