caravan (redirected from Caravans)

car·a·van  (kr-vn)

n.

1. A company of travelers journeying together, as across a desert or through hostile territory.

2. A single file of vehicles or pack animals.

3. A large covered vehicle; a van.

4. Chiefly British A trailer or dwelling place on wheels.

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[French caravane or Italian carovana, both from Persian krvn.]

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caravan [ˈkærəˌvæn]

n

1.

a.  a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in US and Canadian name trailer

b.  (as modifier) a caravan site

2. (esp in some parts of Asia and Africa) a company of traders or other travellers journeying together, often with a train of camels, through the desert

3. a group of wagons, pack mules, camels, etc., esp travelling in single file

4. a large covered vehicle, esp a gaily coloured one used by Gypsies, circuses, etc.

vb -vans, -vanning, -vanned

(intr) Brit to travel or have a holiday in a caravan

[from Italian caravana, from Persian kārwān]

caravanning  n

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Caravan a number of people travelling together; a moving company; a fleet of merchant ships. See also cafila, convoy.

Examples: caravan of camels, 1601; of merchants, 1602; of pilgrims; of merchant ships; of travellers, 1599; an aerie caravan [birds], 1667.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caravan - a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" wagon train, train procession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" Conestoga, Conestoga wagon, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon - a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
	2.	caravan - a camper equipped with living quarters van camping bus, motor home, camper - a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
Verb	1.	caravan - travel in a caravan go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

Translations

caravan [ˈkærəvæn]

A. N

1. (Brit) (Aut) → remolque m, caravana f, tráiler m (LAm); (gipsies') → carromato m

2. (in desert) → caravana f

B. VI to go caravanning → ir de vacaciones en una caravana

C. CPD caravan site N → camping m para caravanas

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caravan [ˈkærəvæn] n (for holidays) → caravane f
caravan site n (British) → camping m pour caravanes

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caravan

n

(Brit Aut) → Wohnwagen m, → Caravan m; caravan holiday → Ferien pl → im Wohnwagen

(= gipsy caravan) → Zigeunerwagen m

(= desert caravan) → Karawane f

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caravan [ˈkærəˌvæn]

1. n

a. (gipsies') → carrozzone m (Brit) (Aut) → roulotte f inv

b. (in desert) → carovana

2. vi → viaggiare con la roulotte

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caravan [ˈkærəˌvæn]

1. n

a. (gipsies') → carrozzone m (Brit) (Aut) → roulotte f inv

b. (in desert) → carovana

2. vi → viaggiare con la roulotte

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caravan

n caravan [ˈkӕrəvӕn]

1 a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan. woonwa عَرَبَةٌ مُتَنَقِّلَةٌ مَجْرورَه каравана maringotka, přívěs campingvogn; beboelsesvogn der Wohnwagen τροχόσπιτο caravana mustlasvanker; haagissuvila خودروی بزرگ اتاق دار؛ ون vaunut, asuntovaunu caravane קָרָאווָן काफिला kola za putovanje lakókocsi mobil rumah hjólhÿsi caravan, roulotte キャンピングカー 이동식 주택 poilsinė ant ratų autopiekabe; ore karavan caravan, woonwagen campingvogn, husvogn przyczepa mieszkalna caravana rulotă фургон karavan stanovanjska prikolica prikolica husvagn พาหนะสำหรับพักอาศัย karavan (旅行用的)大篷車 фургон; будиночок-автопричіп گاڑی کے اوپر بنا ہوا گھر xe moóc; nhà lưu động （旅行用的）大篷车

2 a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels a caravan of merchants. karavaan قافِلَه керван karavana karavane die Karawane καραβάνι caravana karavan کاروان karavaani caravane שָׁיָיָרה सूरक्षा के लिए एक साथ लोगों का यात्रा करना karavana karaván kafilah vagnlest carovana 隊商 마차 행렬 karavanas, vilkstinė karavāna kafilah karavaan karavane karawana caravana caravană караван karavána karavana karavan karavan กลุ่มคนเดินทาง kervan 商隊 караван کاروان ، قافلہ đoàn lữ hành 商队

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caravan → كرفان karavan karavane Wohnwagen τροχόσπιτο caravana asuntovaunu caravane kamp kućica roulotte トレーラーハウス 트레일러 하우스 caravan campingvogn przyczepa kempingowa roulotte, trailer автоприцеп husvagn รถคาราวาน karavan xe moóc caravan 旅游房车