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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
/ ˈ°ìæ°ùəˌ±¹Ã¦²Ô /
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
- ˈ³¦²¹°ù²¹ËŒ±¹²¹²Ô²Ô¾±²Ô²µ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦²¹°ùa·±¹²¹²Ôi²õ³Ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of caravan1
Example Sentences
They didn’t want to live alongside caravans of trucks bringing garbage in and toxic ash out.
To students of conflict studies, the caravan - of more than 150 people from several Asian countries - offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness one of the world's most contentious disputes up close.
The caravan, which was found in northwestern Sydney on 19 January, contained enough explosives to produce a 40m-wide blast, along with a note displaying antisemitic messages and a list of Jewish synagogues.
Originally living in a caravan, it was several months before they found a family home to rent.
The Palestinian armed group Hamas has accused Israel of failing to allow in agreed amounts of tents, caravans and other shelter supplies during a ceasefire that began five weeks ago.
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