dollar van

dollar van
 n.— «In all, 13 commuters were pulled from the rented Dollar van—12 passengers between the ages of 15 and 65 years and a 7-month-old girl.» —“Cops, Sanit Worker Rescue 18 From Sinking Vehicles” Newsday (N.Y.) Mar. 15, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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