caravannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkær.ə.væn/us/ˈker.ə.væn/caravan noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)
UK US trailer a wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a car
UK a painted wooden vehicle that is pulled by a horse and in which people live:
a gypsy caravan
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Trucks, vans & caravans
- armored car
- armoured car
- bakkie
- bowser
- breakdown truck
- Dormobile
- dustcart
- flatbed
- float
- heavy goods vehicle
- horse trailer
- JCB
- juggernaut
- lorry
- milk truck
- pantechnicon
- snowplough
- tender
- traction engine
- ute
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caravan noun [ C ] (GROUP)
a group of people with vehicles or animals who travel together for safety through a dangerous area, especially across a desert on camels
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Travellers & visitors
- a rolling stone (gathers no moss) idiom
- backpacker
- carpool
- commuter
- daily passenger
- fare
- flyer
- frequent flier
- guest of honour
- hitchhike
- holidaymaker
- office-goer
- passenger
- peripatetic
- pilgrim
- pioneer
- tinker
- tourist office
- vacationer
- visitor
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