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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
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 51Թ Forms
- caravanist noun
- ˈˌԲԾԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
Example Sentences
When Asha and Jason Ross bought a caravan sited in a North Yorkshire holiday park, they thought they had made an investment which would provide them with a steady income.
“When you raid Home Depot and workplaces, when you tear parents and children apart, and when you run armored caravans through our streets you cause fear and you cause panic.”
In one case in Surrey, officers arrested nine people at a caravan park who had been working as delivery drivers.
"When I was a young boy from Uttoxeter we had a family friend that had a static caravan up at Ingoldmells," he said.
One based in Essex likened security to a caravan site and said that someone could hide people in a boat "easily".
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