CARAVAN


Meaning of CARAVAN in English

I. ˈker-ə-ˌvan, ˈka-rə- noun

Etymology: Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān

Date: 1588

1.

a. : a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions ; also : a train of pack animals

b. : a group of vehicles traveling together (as in a file)

2.

a. : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters

b. British : trailer 3b

II. intransitive verb

( -vanned or -vaned ; -van·ning or -van·ing )

Date: 1885

: to travel in a caravan

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.