Skip to content

caravan

/ˈkæɹəvæn/noun, verb3 syllables

Caravan means: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file.

Synonyms for caravan12

noun, as in a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

train, wagon train

noun, as in a camper equipped with living quarters

also used for caravan

camel train, caravanserai, convoy, pack train, camper, recreational vehicle, RV, trailer, travel trailer

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does caravan mean?3

noun

1

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file“we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels”

2

a camper equipped with living quarters

verb

1

travel in a caravan

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Caravan in a sentence

  • The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.alanood
  • They say that when dogs bark, the caravan still moves on.shekitten
  • The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.Adelpa
  • Together with the sultan's messenger, we awaited the arrival of the caravan.Miktsoanit
  • A caravan of fifty camels slowly made its way through the desert.darinmex
  • One gypsy family with their caravan was encamped.miflhanc
  • Sami's caravan was left on the side of the road with a flat tire.OsoHombre
  • She can't remember the way to the caravan park.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of caravan

as a noun

plural
caravans

as a verb

past tense
caravaned
present participle
caravanning
third-person singular
caravans
past participle
caravanned