karavaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• caravan noun A group of people, often with vehicles or pack animals, travelling together, especially across a desert.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

karavaan is used for these senses in English:

• caravan A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
• train A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession. [from 15th c.]

caravan — full definition

1. noun A group of people, often with vehicles or pack animals, travelling together, especially across a desert.
2. noun A vehicle towed by a car and used as a home while travelling, especially in British English.
3. verb To travel together as a group, often in vehicles.

train — full definition

1. noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.
2. noun A long, flowing part of a garment, especially a wedding dress, that trails along the ground.
3. noun A connected series of events, thoughts, or vehicles.
4. verb To teach someone a skill through instruction and practice.
5. verb To feed data into a computer program so it learns to perform a task.

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