caravan
noun/ˈkærəvæn/
/ˈkærəvæn/
- (British English) (North American English camper)a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on holiday
- a caravan site/park
- The local farmer lets holiday caravans park on his land.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- holiday
- touring
- motor
- …
- pull
- tow
- live in
- …
- park
- holiday
- park
- site
- …
- (British English) a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse and used for living in
- a gypsy caravan
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- horse-drawn
- Gypsy
- pull
- a group of people with vehicles or animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert
- a caravan of trucks/cars/vehicles
Extra Examples- The caravan of cars and trucks moved up the highway.
- The caravan travelled slowly eastwards.
- The supply caravan failed to reach the camp.
- They travelled by horse and camel caravan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- camel
- bus
- travelling/traveling
- …
- join
- lead
- caravan of
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French caravane, from Persian kārwān. The sense ‘covered horse-drawn wagon’ dates from the early 19th cent.
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