'Caravan' definitions:

Definition of 'caravan'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: caravan, train, wagon train]
noun
A camper equipped with living quarters [syn: van, caravan]
verb
Travel in a caravan

Definition of 'Caravan'

From: GCIDE
  • Caravan \Car"a*van\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[a^]n or k[a^]r*[.a]*v[a^]n"; 277), n. [F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karw[=a]n 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van. [1913 Webster]

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