n. & v.
n. 1 a Brit. a vehicle equipped for living in and usu. towed by a motor vehicle or a horse. b US a covered motor vehicle equipped for living in. 2 a company of merchants or pilgrims etc. travelling together, esp. across a desert in Asia or n. Africa. 3 a covered cart or carriage.
v.intr. (caravanned, caravanning) travel or live in a caravan. caravan site (or park) a place where caravans are parked as dwellings, often with special amenities. caravanner n.
[ F caravane f. Pers. karwan ]