CARAVAN

van, caravan

(noun) a camper equipped with living quarters

caravan, train, wagon train

(noun) a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; “we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels”; “they joined the wagon train for safety”

caravan

(verb) travel in a caravan

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

caravan (plural caravans)

A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.

(UK, Australia, NZ, South Africa) A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc, and used as a dwelling when stationary.

Synonyms

• (convoy or procession of travelers): camel train, convoy, pack train, wagon train

• (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling): (US): camper, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, trailer, travel trailer

Verb

caravan (third-person singular simple present caravans, present participle caravanning or caravaning, simple past and past participle caravanned or caravaned)

To travel in a caravan (procession).

(UK, Australia) To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle).

Source: Wiktionary

Car"a*van, n. Etym: [F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karmwan a caravan (in sense 1). Cf. Van a wagon.]

1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.

2. A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts.

3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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