caravan
noun 1 Brit. a vehicle equipped for living in, usually designed to be towed. 2 N. Amer. a covered truck. 3 historical a group of people travelling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa. DERIVATIVES caravanner noun caravanning noun. ORIGIN French caravane, from Persian.
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