Dan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dan is a noun meaning (mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
Meaning
(mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
More Meanings
- A rank of black belt in martial arts.
- Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
- (units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
- (units of measurement) A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.
- A dan buoy.
- Pronunciation spelling of than.
- (obsolete) A title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
Example Sentences
This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, dan Cupid.
The patriarchal age, / What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land.
Dan Phoebus, he with many a low'ring look / Had her beheld in yore in angry wise.
Old Dan Geoffrey, in whose gentle spright / The pure well-head of Poesy did dwell.
Word Forms
- dans
Synonyms for dan
Depending on context, synonyms include picul.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include confer, provide, give, yield, daniel, exist.
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