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O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Briticisms |
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term or expression |
 British
equivalent, or explanation |
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| vacation | holiday |
| vacationer | holidaymaker |
| valance | pelmet |
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van
1. enclosed delivery truck; 2. passenger van, minivan |
(US)
medium-sized multipurpose box-shaped vehicle with rear
or side doors and often windows; people carrier |
| VCR (video cassette recorder) | video (can mean both machine and cassette), VCR |
| vest | waistcoat |
| veteran, vet [colloq.] | ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman |
| Veterans Day | Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday |
| veterinarian, vet [colloq.] | veterinary surgeon, vet [colloq.] |
| vice president (VP) human resources | human resources director |
| vice president (VP) marketing | marketing director |
| vice president (VP) research | research director |
| vise (workshop tool) | vice |
| visit with | see someone to spend time talking informally |
