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CARAVANNING
caravanning
(noun) the practice of taking holidays in a caravan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caravanning (uncountable)
holidaying in a caravan, either mobile or in a permanent site
Source: Wiktionary
CARAVAN
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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