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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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