car·a·van
ˈker-ə-ˌvan 
ˈka-rə-
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 sense 1b
caravanned or caravaned; caravanning or caravaning
: to travel in a caravan
Examples of caravan in a Sentence
Noun
a funeral caravan slowly making its way down the street
bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California
Verb
We caravaned to the campsite.
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Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
In court Tuesday, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Sheri Bennett said in a proffer that Argudo-Tenorio had been in the passenger seat of a Mazda that was part of a six-car caravan that had found its way from the home of someone celebrating a birthday got Grant Park.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 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.
—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American-Statesman,
9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
As the caravan turned right from 61st Street to go south on Kedzie Avenue, Alvarez drove his truck into the rear passenger side of the agents’ vehicle, causing about $1,300 in damage, according to the plea agreement.
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Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
In court Tuesday, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Sheri Bennett said in a proffer that Argudo-Tenorio had been in the passenger seat of a Mazda that was part of a six-car caravan that had found its way from the home of someone celebrating a birthday got Grant Park.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 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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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caravan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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