"rape van" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rape vans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rape van (plural rape vans)
  1. (vulgar slang) A vehicle with a large interior body having no windows or blocked windows, such that it would be easy to lure or force a person inside and thereafter conceal their presence in the vehicle in order to commit a sexual assault against them. Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-rape_van-en-noun-EBj3XXpb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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