caravan
A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
Other meanings
A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
Synonyms
- train
- wagon train
Related words
- caravaner
- caravaneer
- caravanette
- caravanist
- caravanlike
- caravan-like
- caravan city
- caravan park
- caravan parker
- caravan site
- motorcaravan
- motor-caravan
Word history
From Persian "کاروان".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “caravan” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.