noun
caravan
KA-ruh-van
noun
1
A group of people, often with vehicles or pack animals, travelling together, especially across a desert.
"A caravan of traders crossed the desert on the old Silk Road."
2
A vehicle towed by a car and used as a home while travelling, especially in British English.
"They spent the summer touring the coast in a caravan."
verb
1
To travel together as a group, often in vehicles.
"The family caravanned down to the coast with two other families."
How to Use Caravan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA group travelling together, or (mainly UK) a towable home-on-wheels.
UK vs US
In British English, "caravan" usually means what Americans call a "trailer" or "travel trailer."
Word Forms
caravanned past tense, caravaned past tense, caravans plural, caravans singular
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Etymology
From Persian karvan via French, originally describing groups of merchants or pilgrims travelling together by camel or horse for safety.