Meaning of caravan in English
(Definition of caravan from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of caravan from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of caravan
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People and cars milled about us, while posters, caravans, tents, and stalls were crammed in everywhere.
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She frequently stayed overnight with them, and each summer they took her on a caravan holiday.
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These were needed for payment of tribute - later taxation - and for the provisioning of trading caravans and war parties.
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The title was also used in caravans of coast-based porters, and was therefore accepted in a multi-ethnic environment, where its original meaning was lost.
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You're going to turn that caravan around and head back out of here.
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The first of these was not an ivory caravan but one of work seekers.
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These specialist porters provided a large part of the labour requirements of caravans travelling the central route.
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The goal was to improve the response to a direct-mail campaign aimed at selling caravan insurance policies.
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At resting places of merchant caravans, crossroads, river fords or places of annual fairs such complexes were easier to observe.
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Chiefs who were able to control access to the trade routes and to provide provisions to the caravans could accumulate wealth and influence.
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The caravan acted, in the eyes of shopkeepers, as a sign of the validation that the authorities were giving to violent actions.
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Yet caravans could not but depend on the areas they were passing through for shelter, water and often for food.
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During peak periods, experienced porters could pick and choose among the numerous caravans leaving the coast.
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This caravan, given the circumstances and the small quantity of stolen goods, probably consisted of a dozen or so individuals.
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The market for caravan labour was therefore characterized by a massive expansion in demand.
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トレーラーハウス, 旅行隊（りょこうたい）, トレイラーハウス…
karavan, çölde birlikte seyahat eden bir grup insan, kervan…
caravane [feminine], caravane…
caravana…
caravan, woonwagen, karavaan…
campingvogn, beboelsesvogn, karavane…
husvagn, karavan…
karavan, kafilah…
der Wohnwagen, die Karawane…
karavane [masculine], campingvogn [masculine], campingvogn…
фургон, будиночок-автопричіп, караван…
жилой автофургон, караван…
كارَفان, مَقْطورة سَكَنِيّة…
maringotka, přívěs, karavana…
mobil rumah, kafilah…
พาหนะสำหรับพักอาศัย, กลุ่มคนเดินทาง…
xe moóc, nhà lưu động, đoàn lữ hành…
przyczepa kempingowa, karawana, przyczepa mieszkalna…
이동식 주택, 캐러반…
roulotte, caravan, carovana…
