Caravan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A company of travelers journeying together, as across a desert or through hostile territory.
  • n. A single file of vehicles or pack animals.
  • n. A large covered vehicle; a van.
  • n. Chiefly British A trailer or dwelling place on wheels.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
  • n. A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
  • v. To travel in a caravan (procession).
  • v. To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • n. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, in many parts of Asia and Africa, who associate together that they may travel with greater security, especially through deserts or regions infested by robbers.
  • n. Figuratively, any large number of persons traveling together, especially when moving slowly or with much baggage; poetically, any large number of persons, or even animals, considered as traveling together to a common destination.
  • n. A large covered carriage used for conveying passengers, or a company of people traveling together, or a traveling exhibition or show; hence, any large covered wagon or cart for travel or transport: often abbreviated to van.
  • n. A number of vessels or barks in company, or an expedition with such vessels.
  • n. A hood with hoops or springs of whalebone and an adjustable veil for the face.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. travel in a caravan
  • n. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
  • n. a camper equipped with living quarters
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    locomote    travel    move    go    procession    camping bus    camper    motor home   
    Cross Reference
    van   
    Variant
    van   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    convoy    procession    wagon    herd    fleet    carriage    horde    barge    cavalry    expedition