"Van #3". New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. 1928. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. See also "Caravan". New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Clarendon Press at Oxford. 1893. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.. Note: The word van as a vehicle, being a contraction of caravan, has no historical relationship with the word van as a contraction of vanguard.
"Van #3". New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. 1928. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. See also "Caravan". New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Clarendon Press at Oxford. 1893. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.. Note: The word van as a vehicle, being a contraction of caravan, has no historical relationship with the word van as a contraction of vanguard.