CARAVAN

I. noun Etymology: Italian ~a, from Persian kārvān Date: 1588 1. a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions, a group of vehicles traveling together (as in a file), 2. a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters, trailer 3b, II. intransitive verb (-vanned or -vaned; -vanning or -vaning) Date: 1885 to travel in a ~