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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caravan \Car"a*van\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[a^]n or k[a^]r*[.a]*v[a^]n"; 277), n. [F. caravane (cf. Sp caravana), fr Per. karw[=a]n a caravan (in sense 1). Cf {Van} a wagon.] 1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa. 2. A large covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show as of wild beasts. 3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into van. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caravan n 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"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: {train}, {wagon train}] 2: (British) a trailer equipped with living quarters [syn: {van}]
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