caravan
a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
any group traveling in or as if in a caravan and using a specific mode of transportation, as pack animals or motor vehicles: a caravan of trucks; a camel caravan.
a large covered vehicle for conveying passengers, goods, a sideshow, etc.; van.
Chiefly British. a house on wheels; trailer.
to carry in or as if in a caravan: Trucks caravaned food and medical supplies to the flood's survivors.
to travel in or as if in a caravan: They caravaned through Egypt.
Origin of caravan
1Other words for caravan
Other words from caravan
- car·a·van·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for caravan
/ (ˈkærəˌvæn) /
a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in: US and Canadian name: trailer
(as modifier): a caravan site
(esp in some parts of Asia and Africa) a company of traders or other travellers journeying together, often with a train of camels, through the desert
a group of wagons, pack mules, camels, etc, esp travelling in single file
a large covered vehicle, esp a gaily coloured one used by Romany Gypsies, circuses, etc
(intr) British to travel or have a holiday in a caravan
Origin of caravan
1Derived forms of caravan
- caravanning, noun
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