Definition of caravan Caravan
/kæˈɹʌvæˌn/ - [katruvan] - car•a•van
We found 15 definitions of caravan from 7 different sources.
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What does caravan mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: caravans |
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| caravan - 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" | ||
| train, wagon train | ||
| procession the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" | ||
| caravan - a camper equipped with living quarters | ||
| van | ||
Verb |
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| caravan - travel in a caravan | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- caravan (Noun)
A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animal s, especially camels crossing a desert. - caravan (Noun)
A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc. , and used as a dwelling when stationary. - caravan (Verb)
To travel in a caravan procession. - caravan (Verb)
To travel and/or live in a caravan vehicle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- caravan (n.)
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. - caravan (n.)
A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts. - caravan (n.)
A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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caravan
A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line. -
caravan
Transport means used to travel, where one can also sleep in and which has kitchen etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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caravan
kar′a-van, n. a company of travellers associated together for security in crossing the deserts in the East: a company of people: a large close carriage, or any kind of house on wheels.—ns. Caravaneer′, the leader of a caravan; Caravan′sary, Caravan′sera, a kind of unfurnished inn where caravans stop. [Pers. kārwānsarāī—kārwān, caravan, sarāi, inn.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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caravan
A large sum of money; also, a person cheated of such sum. CANT.
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