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.
Phrases and idioms:
caravan site (or park) a place where caravans are parked as dwellings, often with special amenities.
Derivatives:
caravanner n.
Etymology: F caravane f. Pers. karwan