caravan
- Top 10000
Sense 1
- noun
- B2
A small home on wheels with beds and a tiny kitchen that a car pulls behind it, used mainly for holidays.
We towed the caravan slowly up the steep mountain road.
Our caravan has two bunk beds, a tiny kitchen and heating.
Rain drummed on the caravan roof all night and nobody slept.
They live in a static caravan near the beach every summer.
Common collocations: tow a caravan · static caravan · caravan site · caravan park · go caravanning
Part of: Means of transport, Accommodation, Holidays
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- C1
A group of people travelling a long way together with animals or vehicles, often across a desert.
A long caravan of camels crossed the desert before sunrise.
Traders once travelled in caravans to protect their goods from robbers.
The caravan stopped at a well and rested through the midday heat.
Common collocations: a caravan of camels · camel caravan · trade caravan · lead a caravan · caravan route
Part of: Means of transport, Animals, Landscape