car|a|van

car|a|van
car|a|van «KAR uh van», noun, verb, -vaned, -van|ing or (especially British) -vanned, -van|ning.
–n.
1. a) a group of merchants, pilgrims, tourists, or the like, traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country: »

a caravan of Arab merchants laden with spices and Oriental silks.

b) any similar group of travelers. c) the vehicles or beasts of burden used by such a group: »

... traveling by caravan, that is, great droves of laden camels (William Warner).

2. a) a closed truck or trailer, or formerly a large, covered wagon, for moving people or goods; van. b) British. a house on wheels; trailer: »

Small auto-trailers designed for holidaying—“caravans”—went on the Canadian market (Maclean's).

–v.t., v.i.
to travel or convey by caravan: »

Having caravanned all over this continent, he admitted that there is an awful lot of it to love (London Times).

╂[< Old French caravane < Persian kārwān]

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  • car|a|van|ning — «KAR uh VAN ihng», noun. British. traveling or living in a trailer, as on vacation …   Useful english dictionary

  • car|a|van|se|rai — «KAR uh VAN suh ry, ray», noun. = caravansary. (Cf. ↑caravansary) …   Useful english dictionary

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