About The Word Caravan
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Caravan
Caravan Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Caravan?
[n] (British) a camper equipped with living quarters
[n] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Caravan: train | van | wagon train Related Terms | Find terms related to Caravan: 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 See Also | camper | camping bus | Conestoga | Conestoga wagon | covered wagon | motor home | prairie schooner | prairie wagon | procession Caravan In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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.
3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving
furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van.
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