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as in trailer
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California
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as in to tent
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Recent Examples of caravan
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland.
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Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.
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Matthew Odam,
Austin American-Statesman,
9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The new Mini House Caravan from Turkish company Ortsan Outdoor does both things, rolling to camp as a compact caravan before blossoming open to nearly triple its living space.
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New Atlas,
14 June 2026
Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland.
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Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Verb
The change, which Cochrane said is an experiment, is also a concession to several external factors that make the old-school style caravans more challenging.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.
—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American-Statesman,
9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy related to the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats, and in 2006 he was sentenced to nearly six years in prison.
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When the Martians attack in George Pal's 1953 movie, the US army — unsurprisingly — drop an atomic bomb on their invasion fleet, but they're left unscathed thanks to their powerful forcefields.
Noun
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Photos released by state police showed the tractor-trailer lying on its side, with cans of Michelob Ultra and Bud Light strewn across the roadway.
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Off-road unit is designed with a wedge-style pop-up roof for extra standing room plus exterior pantry and slide-out kitchen for cooking outside the trailer.
Verb
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Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.
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Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.
Noun
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Soon a convoy of white vans emerged from the prison gates carrying witnesses, two members of the media and prison officials.
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Kara joins forces with the alien bounty hunter Lobo to intercept Krem's convoy, kicking off a relentless battle.
Verb
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Months-long backpacking trips to Thailand might have just got a lot harder to arrange.
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Adventurers can backpack the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail, which runs along the island’s spine, or paddle between backcountry campsites while watching for moose along the shore.
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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