A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van it can be bigger or smaller than a truck and SUV, and bigger than an automobile. There is some varying in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, minivans, are commonly used for transporting people from a family. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially-equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages.
Van meaning a type of vehicle arose as a contraction of the word caravan. The early records of van as a vehicle in English are in the mid 19th century meaning a covered wagon for transporting goods (earliest reported record 1829). Caravan with the same meaning has records since the 1670s. A caravan, meaning one wagon, had arisen as an extension or corruption of caravan meaning a convoy of multiple wagons.
Vanailson Luciano de Souza Alves (Federal District, April 25, 1991), commonly known as Vaná, is a Brazilian football player who plays as Goalkeeper. Actually, plays in Coritiba.
Born in Planaltina (DF), Vaná was released by Coritiba's football academy. Before he became a member of the senior team, he was loaned to Canoas, Ulbra and Chapecoense to gain experience. In 2014, he was on the bench in all officials matches for Coritiba.
Vanë (also known as Cifliku Vana, Van, Vana, or Vanje) is a settlement in the Vlorë County of Albania. It is part of the municipality Delvinë.
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Decimomannu Air Base (IATA: DCI, ICAO: LIED) is an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) air force base located approximately 5 km (2.7 NM) north of Decimomannu a comune in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy.
It is a military airport located northwest of the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, in a vast area between the towns of Decimomannu, Decimoputzu, San Sperate and Villasor.
The airport is named after Colonel pilot Giovanni Farina, Gold Medal for bravery, died in combat in the skies of Sardinia June 14, 1942.
The base is a front-line NATO training facility primarily used since 1979 for Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) of various NATO air force fighter aircraft. Decimonannu is also the Home Base for the Taktisches Ausbildungskommando der Luftwaffe Italien and the Base is used for Training flights.
Decimomannu became in effect a militar airport on June 3, 1940 with the transfer of the Italian 32º Wing from Cagliari Elmas.
During World War II the airport served both Axis powers and Allied forces.
Vos is a popular Danish girl group from Als Island with 30 years history. The members are Ilse Dahl, Kathrine Schmidt, Hanne Schmidt and Bente Nissen.