pantechnicon

English

Etymology

From Pantechnicon, a building in Motcomb Street, London.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /panˈtɛknɪkən/

Noun

pantechnicon (plural pantechnicons)

1. (chiefly UK) A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.
2. (chiefly UK) A van, especially a large removal van. Originally pantechnicon van.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 426:

     In fact, as they later found, the auxiliary vehicle was a very large removers' van – the kind known as a pantechnicon.

Derived terms

• pantech
• pantech van