A surname from Dutch.

A South African tangerine-flavoured brandy liqueur.

(astrophysics) Synonym of Van Allen radiation belt

(South Africa) An order (restitutory interdict) handed down by a court on application, originating in Roman Dutch law where a person (spoliator) is compelled to return a thing that has been taken unlawfully. The case turns on possession, not ownership: a mandement van spolie can even be brought by a thief where the owner unlawfully retrieves the thing stolen.

(rail transport) a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.

plural of white van man

(Britain, informal) A stereotypical tradesman or handyman who drives a white van.

The former name (until 1856) of the then-British colony and current state of Australia now known as Tasmania.

plural of driving van trailer

plural of Van Allen belt