caravan

(kăr'ə-văn')

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.

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

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Definition: group traveling together
Antonyms: individual

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• Trucks and Buses - caravan: large vehicle with living quarters
• Living Places - caravan: wagon or vehicle equipped with living quarters
• Types of Buildings - caravan: Chiefly Brit. mobile home
• Travel and Tourism - caravan: company of persons traveling together, esp. in series of vehicles following one another

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Caravan or caravans may refer to:

Contents 1 Transport and travel 1.1 Specific automobile models 1.2 Road vehicles intended for human habitation 1.3 Airplane models 1.4 Types of boat 1.5 Other 2 In literature 3 In film and television 4 Music and radio 5 Other

Transport and travel

Specific automobile models

• Dodge Caravan
• Nissan Caravan
• Opel Omega Caravan
• Opel Astra Caravan
• Chevrolet Caravan (GM do Brasil)

Road vehicles intended for human habitation

• Travel trailer, small trailer in which one can live while travelling, known in Europe and Australia as a caravan
• A "static caravan" is a type of mobile home
• Teardrop trailer, a particular style of travel trailer
• Recreational vehicle, used as both a vehicle and temporary travel home

Airplane models

• Cessna Caravan, a utility airplane
• C-76 Caravan, an American 1940s medium military transport aircraft

Types of boat

• Caraboat, a caravan / speedboat
• CaraCruiser, a caravan / speedboat

Other

• Convoy, a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support
• Caravan Tours, an escorted tour company
• Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together
• Camel train, a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group
• Wagon train, a series of wagons, moving together and forming a line
• Caravanim, a trailer-type, pre-fab facility used as a living space, classroom, synagogue, or community center in Israel

In literature

• Caravan (novel), a 1942 novel by Lady Eleanor Smith
• Caravan (1975 novel), by Stephen Goldin
• Caravans (novel), James A. Michener
• Caravan (publishing), an Iranian publishing house
• "Karawane", a poem by Hugo Ball.
• Caravan magazine, a caravan and touring title published by Warners Group

In film and television

• Caravan (1934 film)
• Caravan (1946 film), British drama film starring Stewart Granger
• Caravan (1971 film), a Hindi film
• Caravans (1978 film), based on the James A. Michener novel
• Himalaya (film), a 1999 Nepalese film also known as Caravan
• Caravan Pictures a former unit of Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
• Caravan (TV series), a Canadian children's television series

Music and radio

• "Caravan" (song), a 1937 jazz standard
• "Caravan" (Van Morrison song), a 1970 song written by Van Morrison
• "Caravan" (Rush song), a 2010 song by Rush
• "Caravan", a song by the Inspiral Carpets, from their album The Beast Inside
• Caravan (Art Blakey album), 1962
• Caravan (Caravan album), 1968
• Caravan (Thai band), a Thai folk-rock band
• Caravan (band), a Canterbury scene band
• Camel Caravan, radio show sponsored by Camel cigarettes

Other

• Caravan Hound, a type of Dog breed
• Caravanserai, a roadside inn catering to caravans
• Caravan, a strategic card game played in the game Fallout: New Vegas

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - campingvogn, gøglervogn

Nederlands (Dutch)
karavaan, caravan, woonwagen, wonen/reizen in woonwagen

Français (French)
n. - (gén) caravane, roulotte
v. tr. - faire du caravaning
v. intr. - faire du caravaning

Deutsch (German)
n. - Karawane, Wohnwagen
v. - Urlaub im Wohnwagen machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τροχόσπιτο, ρουλότα, καραβάνι, άμαξα, κάρο (π.χ. τσιγγάνων)
v. - μένω σε ή ταξιδεύω με τροχόσπιτο

Italiano (Italian)
carovana, roulotte, viaggiare in roulotte

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caravana (f), carro (m) para grandes espetáculos

Русский (Russian)
караван, фургон, туристский автоприцеп

Español (Spanish)
n. - caravana, remolque de camping, casa rodante
v. tr. - transitar en forma de caravana
v. intr. - transitar en forma de caravana

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - husvagn, karavan
v. - bo/resa i husvagn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旅行队, 有篷顶的大车

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旅行隊, 有篷頂的大車

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여행대, 이주민의 마차대, 이동주택

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 隊商, 幌馬車, キャラバン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بيت على عجلات تجره سيارة, مقطورة, قافله ( من الحجاج أو الرحاله الخ) (فعل) التجوال بواسطه مقطورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיירה, מעונוע, קרון-מגורים, קרוואן‬

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