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Noun: caravan  'ker-u,van [N. Amer], 'ka-ru,van [Brit]
  1. A procession (of wagons, mules or camels) travelling together in single file
    "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels";
    - train, wagon train
     
  2. A camper equipped with living quarters
    "They spent their vacation travelling across the country in a comfortable caravan";
    - van
     
  3. [Brit] A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
    "They hitched the caravan to their car";
    - trailer, travel trailer [N. Amer], camper trailer
Verb: caravan (caravanned,caravanning)  'ker-u,van [N. Amer], 'ka-ru,van [Brit]
  1. Travel in a caravan
    "They caravanned across Europe for their summer vacation"

Derived forms: caravanned, caravanning, caravans

Type of: camper, camper van, camping bus, go, locomote, motorhome, move, procession, travel, wheeled vehicle

Encyclopedia: Caravan