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caravan
[kar-uh-van]
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to carry in or as if in a caravan.
Trucks caravaned food and medical supplies to the flood's survivors.
verb (used without object)
to travel in or as if in a caravan.
They caravaned through Egypt.
caravan
/ ˈkærəˌvæn /
noun
US and Canadian name: trailer. a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in
( 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
verb
(intr) to travel or have a holiday in a caravan
Other Word Forms
- caravanist noun
- caravanning noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
Word History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
Example Sentences
He lived in a caravan for more than six years working for a group of travellers resurfacing driveways.
At the time of his dealings with Prince Andrew, Mr Gleave also ran a number of caravan and mobile home parks in Northern Ireland and England.
He said that he initially thought the home would remain on the vehicle as the family drove around, just as they had done with their caravan.
Another person, from Pitlochry, posted: "I live in a static caravan and experienced up and down movement, it was like a giant walking past our van."
The note was found in a sealed white envelope when police apprehended Mr Berry and Mr Thomas hiding in undergrowth near the caravan site on the night of the attack.
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