caravan
Meanings
Plural: caravans
Noun
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"
- a camper equipped with living quarters
- A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
- A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
Verb
- travel in a caravan
- To travel in a caravan (procession).
- To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle).
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان (kârvân), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn' (kārawān), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 (k-a-r), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) (whence Old English here).
The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.
Synonyms
camel train, camper, caravanserai, convoy, pack train, recreational vehicle, RV, trailer, train, travel trailer, van, wagon train
Scrabble Score: 12
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