caravan

Inflections of 'caravan' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

car•a•van n., v., -vaned or -vanned, -van•ing or -van•ning.
n. [countable]

a group of travelers journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, etc.
a large covered vehicle for conveying passengers, goods, etc.;
van.
British TermsChiefly Brit. house trailer.

car•a•van n., v., -vaned or -vanned, -van•ing or -van•ning.
n.

a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
any group traveling in or as if in a caravan and using a specific mode of transportation, as pack animals or motor vehicles:a caravan of trucks; a camel caravan.
a large covered vehicle for conveying passengers, goods, a sideshow, etc.;
van.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a house on wheels;
trailer.

v.t.

to carry in or as if in a caravan:Trucks caravaned food and medical supplies to the flood's survivors.

v.i.

car′a•van′ist, n.

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caravan /ˈkærəˌvæn/ n

- a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived inUS and Canadian name: trailer
- (as modifier): a caravan site
(esp in some parts of Asia and Africa) a company of traders or other travellers journeying together, often with a train of camels, through the desert
a large covered vehicle, esp a gaily coloured one used by Roma, circuses, etc

vb ( -vans, -vanning, -vanned)

Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian caravana, from Persian kārwānˈcaraˌvanning n

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