caravan: Meaning and Definition of

car•a•van

1. a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
2. any group traveling in or as if in a caravan and using a specific mode of transportation, as pack animals or motor vehicles: a caravan of trucks; a camel caravan.
3. a large covered vehicle for conveying passengers, goods, a sideshow, etc.; van.
4. a house on wheels; trailer.

1. to carry in or as if in a caravan: Trucks caravaned food and medical supplies to the flood's survivors.

1. to travel in or as if in a caravan: They caravaned through Egypt.