car ‧ a ‧ van /ˈkærəvæn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: caravana , from Persian karwan ]
1 . British English a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and sleep when they are on holiday SYN trailer American English
caravan site/park (=area of land where people can park their caravans)
2 . British English a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse, and in which people can live SYN wagon American English :
a gipsy caravan
3 . a group of people with animals or vehicles who travel together for safety, especially through a desert