caravan

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 a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: van]

English

Etymology

From (kâravân).

Pronunciation

• , /ˈkærəvæn/, /"k

• Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together
• Convoy, a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support
  • 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
• Travel trailer, an American term for what would be regarded elsewhere as a caravan, a small trailer in which people can live and travel
• Caravanim, a trailer-type, pre-fab facility used as a living space, classroom, synagogue, or community center in Israel
• Recreational vehicle, used as both a vehicle and temporary travel home
  • Dodge Caravan, a brand of minivan
  • Nissan Caravan, a Japanese multi-purpose van
• Opel, GM's continental European make, refers to their station wagons as Caravans (i.e. Opel Omega Caravan, Opel Astra Caravan)
• Cessna Caravan, a utility airplane
• Caravan Tours, an escorted tour company
• Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan, an American 1940s medium military transport aircraft
• Caravan (publishing), an Iranian Publishing House

• Caravan (band), a British rock/jazz band of the Canterbury scene
• Caravan (album), Øystein Sevåg album from 2005
• "Caravan" (song), a jazz standard, composed by Juan Tizol; first performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra
• Caravan (Van Morrison song), a song by Van Morrison from his 1970 album Moondance
• Caravan (Thai band), a pleng phua cheewit group from the 1970s
• The Caravans, a female gospel group

• Caravan (1975 novel), by Stephen Goldin
• Caravans (novel), by James Michener
• Caravan (play), an Australian play which showed at the Sydney Opera House

• Caravan (1934 film), a 1934 film
• Caravan (1946 film), a 1946 film
• Caravan'' (1971 film), a 1971 film
• Caravan Pictures a former unit of Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group

See also

• Caravanserai, a roadside inn catering to caravans
• Bonnaroo Caravan

caravan (disambiguation)