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Look up van allen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Van Allen may refer to: Van Allen Plexico (born 1968), U.S. professor George Van Allen (1890–1937)
Van_Allen
Zone of energetic charged particles around the planet Earth
The Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from solar wind, that are captured and held around a planet
Van_Allen_radiation_belt
American space physicist
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing
James_Van_Allen
NASA Earth magnetosphere investigator satellites
The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), are two robotic spacecraft that were used to study the Van Allen radiation
Van_Allen_Probes
2022 film by Adrian Lyne
following several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Melinda and Vic Van Allen live with their young daughter Trixie in Little Wesley, Louisiana. Vic
Deep_Water_(2022_film)
Capital and most populous city of Indiana, United States
Public Library. Retrieved July 2, 2023. Marlette, Jerry; Opsahl, Sam; Van Allen, Elizabeth J. (July 2021). "Indianapolis International Airport". Digital
Indianapolis
American ice hockey player
Allen Alfred Van (March 30, 1915 – August 27, 1995) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the
Allen_Van
Topics referred to by the same term
Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in
Allen
Public university in Iowa City, Iowa, US
Mechanics Building, located where the student recreational area east of Van Allen Hall is now. In September 1855, there were 124 students, of whom forty-one
University_of_Iowa
First spacecraft to visit Jupiter and the outer Solar System (1972–2003)
Fimmel, van_Allen & Burgess 1980, pp. 79–93. Fimmel, van_Allen & Burgess 1980, p. 170. Fimmel, van_Allen & Burgess 1980, p. 93. Fimmel, van_Allen & Burgess
Pioneer_10
U.S. dollar coin (1878–1904, 1921, 2021–present)
2010. Van Allen & Mallis, p. 73. Van Allen & Mallis, p. 74. Van Allen & Mallis, p. 75. Van Allen & Mallis, p. 79. Van Allen & Mallis, p. 83. Van Allen & Mallis
Morgan_dollar
United States historic place
The Van Allen Building, also known as Van Allen and Company Department Store, is a historic commercial building at Fifth Avenue and South Second Street
Van_Allen_Building
1970 film by Mike Sarne
role. It also starred John Huston as Buck Loner, Mae West as Leticia Van Allen, Farrah Fawcett, Rex Reed, Roger Herren, and Roger C. Carmel. Tom Selleck
Myra_Breckinridge_(film)
Video game publisher
2024). "The Second Coming of Megan Ellison". The Hollywood Reporter. Van Allen, Eric (September 10, 2020). "Annapurna Interactive Is Releasing an Eight
Annapurna_Interactive
American guitarist (1952–1990)
Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was an American guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd
Allen_Collins
Canadian ice hockey player
Shaun Kelly Van Allen (born August 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1991
Shaun_Van_Allen
Region where Earth's magnetic field is weakest relative to an idealised dipole
-49.06 The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is an area where Earth's inner Van Allen radiation belt comes closest to Earth's surface, dipping down to an altitude
South_Atlantic_Anomaly
American musician
Mark van Allen (born 1954) is an American musician, recording engineer and record producer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Instruments
Mark_van_Allen
Topics referred to by the same term
historian James Allen (nurseryman) (1830–1906), English horticulturalist James Van Allen (1914–2006), American space scientist Jim Allen (archaeologist)
James_Allen
Mountain range in Antarctica
Van Allen Range (78°9′S 159°30′E / 78.150°S 159.500°E / -78.150; 159.500) is a range 14 nautical miles (26 km) long that includes Escalade Peak (2035
Van_Allen_Range
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
belts was chosen to lessen radiation exposure. Even James Van Allen, the discoverer of the Van Allen belt, rebutted the claims that radiation levels were too
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
American poet (1849–1916)
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James_Whitcomb_Riley
fragmented the possibilities of an organised, democratic state. Judith Van Allen (2001) is an additional scholar who suggests that colonialism had an important
Democracy_in_Africa
Orbit around Earth between 160 and 2000 km
one-third of the radius of Earth and near the beginning of the inner Van Allen radiation belt. The term LEO region is used for the area of space below
Low_Earth_orbit
Region around an astronomical object
fluctuations in this activity. This mission observed the existence of the Van Allen radiation belt (located in the inner region of Earth's magnetosphere)
Magnetosphere
List of space missions by NASA
operational Living With a Star Van Allen Probes, launched August 2012, completed – Twin probes studying the Van Allen radiation belt Earth Observing System
List_of_NASA_missions
Van Allen Building Van Allen family crest John D. Van Allen & Son Van Allen building front elevation detail Van Allen building SE corner detail Van Allen
John_Delbert_Van_Allen
First satellite launched by the United States (1958)
Missile Range (AMR), in Florida. It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, returning data until its batteries were exhausted after
Explorer_1
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
The Van Allen House is located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built around 1740 and was added to the National Register
Van_Allen_House
elevator structure would lie inside the Van Allen radiation belt, and the space elevator would run through the Van Allen belts. This is not a problem for most
Space_elevator_safety
2002 American film
returns home, Danny takes on his former persona as trumpet player "Tom Van Allen." He reveals to Colette, an abused neighbor, that he was once happily
The_Salton_Sea_(2002_film)
2002 British TV series or programme
sci-fi TV series, starring Andy Van Allen (Brydon) and Nick Lee (Coogan). Twenty years after the show's cancellation, Van Allen is the reluctant special guest
Cruise_of_the_Gods
City in Iowa, United States
Historic Landmark: The Van Allen Building, a National Historic Landmark designed by Louis Sullivan, was completed in 1914.The Van Allen Building is currently
Clinton,_Iowa
American filmmaker (1916–1991)
dubious, Jules Verne-style adventure to save the world from a burning Van Allen belt. It was the basis for his later television series of the same name
Irwin_Allen
American novelist
Van Allen Plexico (born January 12, 1968) is an American professor of Political Science and History, a Pulp Grand Master, a Sports and Pop Culture podcast
Van_Allen_Plexico
U.S. dollar coin (1921–1928, 1934–1935, 2021-present)
Van Allen & Mallis 1991, p. 25. Van Allen & Mallis 1991, p. 30. Burdette 2008, pp. 3–4. Van Allen & Mallis 1991, p. 31. Burdette 2008, p. 14. Van Allen
Peace_dollar
American TV personality and entrepreneur
Tank' fame sells for $34M". Fox Business. Retrieved September 11, 2022. Van Allen, Fox (April 30, 2016). "The 18 best Shark Tank success stories". ZDNet
Lori_Greiner
American architect
William Van Alen (August 10, 1883 – May 24, 1954) was an American architect, best known as the architect in charge of designing New York City's Chrysler
William_Van_Alen
Second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit (1957)
well. It is likely that Sputnik 2 was detecting the lower levels of the Van Allen Belt when it reached the apogee of its orbit. However, because Sputnik
Sputnik_2
Van Allen Belt was a Canadian alternative rock group from Kingston, Ontario, active in the 1990s. An experimental rock band whose sound included forays
Van_Allen_Belt_(band)
American architect (1856–1924)
1960s, he moved to Southern California. He led the effort to save the Van Allen Building in Clinton, Iowa from demolition. Taylor, acting as an aesthetic
Louis_Sullivan
Fictional character
version of Street Fighter II was released that made him playable. Eric Van Allen and Suriel Vazquez of Paste noted "His womanizing character can be a little
Vega_(Street_Fighter)
1929 riots in Colonial Nigeria
Economic Change. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-6624-1. Judith Van Allen, "Aba Riots or the Igbo Women's War?-Ideology, Stratification and the
Women's_War
1959 Soviet uncrewed space mission to impact the surface of the Moon
Counter carried on Luna 2 was to determine the electron spectrum of the Van Allen radiation belt. It consisted of three STS-5 gas-discharge counters mounted
Luna_2
Canadian politician
George Harold Van Allen KC (June 22, 1890 – June 15, 1937) was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative
George_Van_Allen
Sounding rocket carried by balloon to the upper atmosphere
developed by Cmdr. Lee Lewis, Cmdr. G. Halvorson, S. F. Singer, and James A. Van Allen during the Aerobee rocket firing cruise of the U.S.S. Norton Sound on
Rockoon
1920 film by Oscar Micheaux
prospector Hugh Van Allen, but he believes Eve is white and hides his feelings from her. When Driscoll and friends enlist the KKK to run Van Allen off his oil-rich
The_Symbol_of_the_Unconquered
Chinese esports organization
April 2017. Van Allen, Eric (21 April 2017). "Who Are These 'New' Dota Teams At The Kiev Major?". Kotaku. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Van Allen, Eric (May
Wings_Gaming
8th episode of the 11th season of The X-Files
fiction television series The X-Files. The episode was written by Benjamin Van Allen, and directed by Holly Dale. It aired on March 7, 2018, on Fox. The episode
Familiar_(The_X-Files)
Liberal American Catholic journal of opinion
Rodger Van Allen, The Commonweal and American Catholicism: The Magazine, the Movement, the Meaning, Philadelphia: Fortune Press, 1974 Rodger Van Allen, Being
Commonweal_(magazine)
1941 film by Edmund Goulding
concert pianist Sandra Kovak (Mary Astor) and her aviator husband Peter Van Allen (George Brent) discover their impulsive marriage is invalid because her
The_Great_Lie
Earth-centered orbit above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit
two zones of energetic charged particles above the equator known as the Van Allen radiation belts, which can damage satellites’ electronic systems without
Medium_Earth_orbit
NASA scientific research program
Targeted Research and Technology Program. Major spacecraft include the Van Allen Probes, Solar Dynamics Observatory, and the Parker Solar Probe. Living
Living_With_a_Star
US automotive aftermarket company
company was founded in 1919 as a partnership by Elias Fife and Ralph Van Allen and incorporated by Fife in 1926. It is headquartered in Long Island City
Standard_Motor_Products
Nonprofit in New York, US
Bateman; Jan Hopkins, and the current President, Barbara M. Van Allen. Barbara Van Allen is the current President and CEO of the Economic Club of New
Economic_Club_of_New_York
American poet (1839–1917)
Katherine Van Allen Grinnell (née, Van Allen; pen names, Adasha and Mrs. K. V. Grinnell; April 20, 1839 - September 20, 1917) was an American lecturer
Katherine_Van_Allen_Grinnell
Study of space plasmas in the Solar System
ISBN 978-0-521-45714-9. Li, W.; Hudson, M.K. (2019). "Earth's Van Allen Radiation Belts: From Discovery to the Van Allen Probes Era". J. Geophys. Res. 124 (11): 8319–8351
Space_physics
2004 American film
the operations, with Nathan, Marla, and the project's financer Lawrence Van Allen giving a demonstration of the sharks' abilities. However, they're all
Blue_Demon_(film)
Satellite designed to observe Earth from orbit
back from its radiation detector led to the discovery of the Earth's Van Allen radiation belts. The TIROS-1 spacecraft, launched on April 1, 1960, as
Earth_observation_satellite
8th episode of the 9th season of The X-Files
the victims, but is attacked by Van Allen. Doggett eventually finds her unharmed. Reyes explains to Doggett that Van Allen is avenging his own murder and
Hellbound_(The_X-Files)
1885 poem by James Whitcomb Riley
radio and television programs and a media franchise. Pfeiler, p. 109 Van Allen, p. 33 "The Raggedy Man and Little Orphant Annie". Indiana University
Little_Orphant_Annie
American video game awards
following individuals or groups performed musical numbers. USgamer's Eric Van Allen criticized the Game of the Year nominees for favoring The Outer Worlds
The_Game_Awards_2019
Radiation-hardened computer (2001)
launched 5 August 2011. Curiosity rover, launched 26 November 2011. Van Allen Probes, launched on 30 August 2012. InSight, launched on 5 May 2018. Perseverance
RAD750
Street Fighter characters
Fighter IV's arcade edition. Meanwhile, Paste's Suriel Vazquez and Eric Van Allen felt that Yun's appearance screamed "late-90s X-games teen and also Hong
Yun_and_Yang
American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979)
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally
Van_McCoy
Entrapment of charged particles along geomagnetic lines of force
became known as the Van Allen radiation belts. This led to new panic within the defense establishment when some concluded that the Van Allen belts were not
Christofilos_effect
Surname list
Allen Alexander Allen Alfred Allen Andrew Allen Anita Allen Anthony Allen Arthur Allen Benjamin Allen Bernard Allen Bert Allen Bill Allen Brian Allen
Allen_(surname)
phenomenon, during which electrons stream down toward the poles from the two Van Allen Belts, which surround Earth. It is a NASA-funded mission. The Coupled
Heliophysics_Science_Division
Former American Hockey League team based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Goals: 57, Dan Currie (1992–93) Assists: 84, Shaun Van Allen (1991–92) Points: 113, Shaun Van Allen (1991–92) Penalty minutes: 422, Dennis Bonvie (1994–95)
Cape_Breton_Oilers
Experimental spin-stabilized rocket for very high altitude research
The X-Planes: X-1 to X-45. Hinckley, UK: Midland. ISBN 1-85780-109-1. Van Allen, James A. & Townsend, Jr. (1959). "Chapter 4:The Aerobee Rocket". In Newell
Aerojet_General_X-8
American soldier
Corporal Clarence Roland Van Allen (July 28, 1883-November 29, 1964) was a war hero from the 372nd Infantry Regiment, an all Black unit that fought with
Clarence_Van_Allen
German deep-space cubesat
rover electronics in deep space, including radiation exposure in the Van Allen belts. The mission was developed in Berlin by Neurospace, Germany, with
Tacheles_(satellite)
1957 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith
the United States in 2003 by W. W. Norton & Company. Vic and Melinda Van Allen are a couple living in a loveless marriage in the small town of Little
Deep_Water_(Highsmith_novel)
2025 video game
determined that 94% of critics recommended the game. Game Informer's Eric Van Allen praised the game's story, voice acting, and use of camera, but noted some
Goodnight_Universe
Topics referred to by the same term
depending on context and intent. It may also refer to: Injun, a series of Van Allen Belt satellites Injun Creek, a stream in Tennessee, U.S. Injun Joe, main
Injun_(disambiguation)
Korean deep-space CubeSat
mission. The probe's primary mission was to characterize the effects of the Van Allen radiation belt and cislunar radiation environment on a silicone dosimeter
K-RadCube
First spacecraft to visit Saturn (1973–1995)
Spectra". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved February 19, 2011. J. A. Van Allen. "Pioneer 11: Geiger Tube Telescope (GTT)". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA
Pioneer_11
Type of nuclear fusion reactor
back and forth between the stronger fields at the poles, leading to the Van Allen radiation belts. In September 2022, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers
Magnetic_mirror
Swedish physicist and Nobel laureate (1908–1995)
plasma physics, including theories describing the behavior of aurorae, the Van Allen radiation belts, the effect of magnetic storms on the Earth's magnetic
Hannes_Alfvén
Neighborhood in Cook, Illinois, United States
was rarely recorded in Illinois during the nineteenth century.Jennie Van Allen, daughter of the first permanent settler of Ravenswood, later recalled
Ravenswood,_Chicago
Failed NASA flyby mission to the Moon (1958)
revised spacecraft objectives were to measure radiation in the outer Van Allen radiation belt using two Geiger-Müller tubes and to test the trigger mechanism
Pioneer_3
Season of television series
The X-Files production staff, Gabe Rotter (writers assistant), Benjamin Van Allen (writers assistant) and Brad Follmer (Carter's personal assistant). In
The_X-Files_season_11
Satellite launched by the United States (1958)
satellite launched on 26 July 1958. It was instrumented by Dr. James van Allen's group. The Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency
Explorer_4
German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965–2013)
published a collection of his interconnected short stories as Diesseits des Van-Allen-Gürtels in 2007. A fictional interview between Herrndorf and an untrustworthy
Wolfgang_Herrndorf
Early US plan to put a satellite in orbit
with Van Allen at his home in Princeton, New Jersey, where Van Allen was on sabbatical leave from University of Iowa to work on stellarator design. Van Allen
Project_Orbiter
Discoveries about the magnetosphere
field lines of the Earth's magnetic field. 1954 - Meredith, Gottlieb and Van Allen use a rocket in the auroral zone to detect radiation from the aurora.
Magnetosphere_chronology
18-month collaboration in Earth sciences (1957–1958)
Other significant achievements of the IGY included the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts by Explorer 1 and mid-ocean submarine ridges, an important
International Geophysical Year
International_Geophysical_Year
development of artificial radiation belts. Before the discovery of the natural Van Allen belts in 1958, N. C. Christofilos had suggested in October 1957 that many
List of artificial radiation belts
List_of_artificial_radiation_belts
American politician
Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine (official site) N.C Bar Association Bio Moore Van Allen News Moore Van Allen Bio Z.Smith Reynolds Foundation
Dan_Clodfelter
American missionary physician and teacher (1818–1895)
Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck, M.D. (August 13, 1818 – November 13, 1895) was an American missionary physician, teacher and translator of the Protestant
Cornelius_Van_Alen_Van_Dyck
American basketball player (1947–2009)
Norman Allen Van Lier III (April 1, 1947 – February 26, 2009) was an American professional basketball player and television broadcaster who spent the
Norm_Van_Lier
2021 video game
non-fans of the series. In an impressions article for Destructoid, Eric van Allen referred to the game as being focused on fan service, and wrote that,
Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
Danganronpa_S:_Ultimate_Summer_Camp
2016 esports tournament
Retrieved 27 July 2016. Van Allen, Eric (25 June 2016). "The International 6 qualifiers primer". ESPN. Retrieved 29 June 2016. Van Allen, Eric (21 June 2016)
The_International_2016
First successful mission to Venus (1962–1963)
Venus possessed an appreciable magnetic field and an analog to Earth's Van Allen Belts. As the Mariner spacecraft would spend most of its journey to Venus
Mariner_2
Chatbot web application
Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014. Van Allen, Eric (26 October 2017). "The Zelda Ghost Story That Helped Define Creepypasta"
Cleverbot
Science of planets and planetary systems
magnetosphere, there are relatively dense regions of solar wind particles, the Van Allen radiation belts. Planetary geophysics includes, but is not limited to
Planetary_science
1952 American black-and-white comedy film
is an important confidant to roommate Wilbur Van Allen, the football team's star quarterback. Van Allen feels pressured to attend West Point by his military
Francis_Goes_to_West_Point
Family of artificial satellites launched in the 1960s run by the USAF
TRS satellites, circling the Earth in Medium Earth orbits (within the Van Allen Belts), returned valuable data on the effects of orbital radiation on
Environmental Research Satellite
Environmental_Research_Satellite
Series of 1950s US nuclear tests
the Earth's atmosphere. Such belts would be similar in effect to the Van Allen radiation belts. "Such radiation belts were viewed as having possible
Operation_Argus
Heliophysicist
2008 Fox was the deputy project scientist for Living With a Star, NASA's Van Allen Probes mission. Fox joined the heliophysics space research branch in 2015
Nicola_Fox
VAN ALLEN
VAN ALLEN
Male
Turkish
Turkish name CAN means "life."
Male
English
 Short form of English Vance, VAN means "lives by a fen/marsh."
Girl/Female
Dutch
Of. The Dutch equivalent of 'de' in French names. Some early immigrants to America who dropped...
Boy/Male
German American
The prefex 'Von' is equivalent of 'Van' in Dutch names and of 'de' in French names.
Male
Hebrew
 Short form of Hebrew Yanai, YAN means "whom Jehovah answers." Compare with another form of Yan.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Son of Evan.
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Male
English
 Short form of English Alexander, XAN means "defender of mankind." Compare with another form of Xan.
Female
English
Short form of English Nancy, NAN means "favor; grace."
Male
Hebrew
Short form of Hebrew Immanuw'el (English Immanuel), MAN means "God is with us."
Boy/Male
American, Armenian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, Hindu, Indian, Scandinavian, Tamil, Vietnamese
Traditional Middle Name to Indicate a Boy; Forest; From the Family of; Lives by a Marsh; Cloud; Knowledge
Male
Greek
 Short form of Greek Alexandros, XAN means "defender of mankind." Compare with another form of Xan.
Male
German
 Low German short form of Latin Johan, JAN means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Jan.
Male
German
Short form of German Johann, HAN means "God is gracious."
Male
English
Short form of English Vincent, VIN means "conquering."
Boy/Male
Dutch American
Equivalent of 'de' in French names. Van was sometimes converted from a surname prefix to a given...
Male
English
 Middle English form of English John, JAN means "God is gracious." Compare with other forms of Jan.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Varn
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese
Vietnamese : unexplained.Dutch (De Van) : metonymic occupational name for a winnower or a maker of winnowing fans, from Middle Dutch van(ne) ‘fan’.English : Western English variant of Fann.Czech (Vaň) : from a pet form of the personal name Václav, Old Czech Vęceslav (see Vacek).Ukrainian : from a short form of the personal name Ivan, Slavic form of John.
Female
English
English short form of names beginning with Jan-, most of which are feminine forms of John, JAN means "God is gracious." Compare with masculine Jan.
VAN ALLEN
VAN ALLEN
Boy/Male
Sikh
Honest, Intelligent
Boy/Male
Indian
Attractive
Girl/Female
Muslim
Smiling
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Possessing Splendor; Brilliant
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, Latin, Portuguese
Mars; Roman God of War; War Like; Form of the Latin Marcellus; Hammer; From the God Mars
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic
Anvil
Female
English
 English variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEIA means "weary." Compare with another form of Leia.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Wins Heart
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of the World
VAN ALLEN
VAN ALLEN
VAN ALLEN
VAN ALLEN
VAN ALLEN
n.
Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc.
v. t.
To put or transfer into a vat.
n.
A wing with which the air is beaten.
n.
A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.
n.
A shovel used in cleansing ore.
n.
A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
n.
The quality of being wan; wanness.
n.
An avant-courier. See Van-courier.
n.
A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others fore the transportation of goods.
n.
To move as with a fan.
v. t.
To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.
v. t. & i.
To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
v. t.
To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow.
n.
Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.
n.
One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.
n.
A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.
n.
A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.
n.
The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle.
superl.
Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.