'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]
Synonyms of 'caravan'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- camp trailer,
- camper,
- cavalcade,
- column,
- Conestoga wagon,
- cortege,
- covered wagon,
- dray,
- dress parade,
- flyover,
- funeral,
- haywagon,
- house trailer,
- line,
- march past,
- mobile home,
- motorcade,
- mule train,
- pack train,
- parade,
- pomp,
- prairie schooner,
- procession,
- promenade,
- review,
- semitrailer,
- skimmington,
- stream,
- string,
- trail car,
- trailer,
- trailer camp,
- trailer court,
- trailer park,
- train,
- truck trailer,
- van,
- waggon,
- wagon,
- wain