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camper van

British  

noun

  1. a motor caravan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The day after he bought the motorhome, Murrell ordered three guides to "inspirational journeys" around Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland in a camper van or motorhome.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

He compared the difference between the ISS and the tiny Orion capsule as like going from a "six-bedroom house, like a mansion... to a camper van."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Jo Dunne has been spending several days each week sleeping in a camper van in the car park of a Liverpool care home to be near her son, Ethan Richardson.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Other imagery posted by Australian media showed a camper van or trailer at the edge of a pool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

There was a henhouse outside, and the barn, which now only housed their old camper van, would have been perfect for a couple of cows or a horse.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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