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Caravan is defined as a group of people or animals traveling together, sometimes for safety.
(noun)- A pack of camels crossing the desert together is an example of a caravan.
- A group of UN trucks transporting food to remote areas of Sudan are an example of a caravan.
The definition of a caravan is a large covered vehicle.
(noun)The vehicle used by circuses to transport animals is an example of a caravan.
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See caravan in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a company of travelers, esp. of merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety, as through a desert
- a number of vehicles traveling together
- a large covered vehicle for passengers, circus animals, gypsies, etc.; van
- Brit. a mobile home or trailer
Origin: Fr caravane < OFr carouan < Pers kārwān, caravan
Related Forms:
- caravaner noun
See caravan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A company of travelers journeying together, as across a desert or through hostile territory.
- A single file of vehicles or pack animals.
- A large covered vehicle; a van.
- Chiefly British A trailer or dwelling place on wheels.
Origin:
Origin: French caravane
Origin: or Italian carovana
Origin: , both from Persian kārvān
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