vanful

English

Etymology

From van +‎ -ful.

Noun

vanful (plural vanfuls or vansful)

1. As much as a van will hold.
   • 2007, Fine Books & Collections‎^[1], page 23:

     At Thornton’s request, the firm of Dominic Winter hauled a couple of vansful of books directly from the library.

   • 2007 March 25, Jesse Green, “Theater’s Alive With the Sound of Laptops”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     For one thing, they are cheaper and more compact than older systems, which required a vanful of equipment and a dedicated tech nerd and cost thousands of dollars a week to rent.

Related terms

• vanload