Main Entry: ¹car·a·van

Pronunciation: \ˈker-ə-ˌvan, ˈka-rə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān

Date: 1588

1 a : a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals b : a group of vehicles traveling together (as in a file)
2 a : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters b British : trailer 3b