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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.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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
/ ˈæəˌæ /
noun
- a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in US and Canadian nametrailer
- ( 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
Derived Forms
- ˈˌԲԾԲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- a·i noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
Example Sentences
James Harvey, who waived his legal right to anonymity, told the court he was abused by Burrows in a caravan at night.
James Harvey, who has waived his legal right to anonymity, told the court he was abused by Burrows in a caravan at night.
At least 60 caravans and vans are parked around Durdham Down, as a growing number of people can no longer afford Bristol's rental prices.
A caravan fire that killed a young girl and her father was accidental, an investigation has found.
Two people who died in a fire at a caravan park have been named by police.
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