van vs car

van and car both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
van	Yes	No	No	No
car	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, car is a hypernym of van; that is, car is a word with a broader meaning than van:

van: (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
car: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad

Other hypernyms of van include railcar, railroad car, railway car.

van (noun)	car (noun)
a truck with an enclosed cargo space	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
a camper equipped with living quarters	a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight	where passengers ride up and down
the leading units moving at the head of an army	the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)	a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway

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