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as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a funeral caravan slowly making its way down the street

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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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caravan

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verb

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Recent Examples of caravan
Noun
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 Supporters caravaned along Helena’s downtown, honking horns. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
The fully electric caravan is packed with a number of forward-thinking features, including, most intriguingly of all, the ability to hitch itself. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2025 Berber-style guest houses provide accommodation for visitors to a ksar originally built in the 17th century as an overnight stop for caravans traveling between Marrakech and the Sudan. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for caravan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
  • The resort also uses a fleet of electric vehicles for day-to-day operations.
    Julie Olum, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
  • Soon, every employee will manage a fleet of AI agents.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • On top of this, here’s the new nearly two-minute trailer for the Infinity Castle movie, which has racked up 6.3 million views in 24 hours with a massive 367K to 1K like-to-dislike ratio on YouTube.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Ryan Gosling isn’t convinced that venturing to outer space seems like a blast in the first trailer for Amazon MGM Studios‘ sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directed the film that hits theaters March 20, 2026.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to bubble and top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
  • Bake at 350°F until set and lightly browned on top, loosely tenting with aluminum foil halfway through cooking, 35 to 40 minutes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Efforts by the United Nations to distribute the food have been plagued by armed gangs looting trucks and by crowds of desperate people off-loading supplies from convoys.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • Panthers take Stanley for a walk The buses in the convoy carried all members of the Panthers organization — players, coaches, training staff, front office staff, hockey operations staff, promotions staff.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Yet for Ward, this solo backpacking trip beneath Scotland’s Cairngorms mountains was about more than stars and s’mores.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
  • Coast Campground Location: Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County Type: Hike-in tent camping Located an hour north of San Francisco in Point Reyes National Seashore, Coast Campground is the perfect place to try backpacking.
    Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025

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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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