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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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
But when the party gets busted up by the police, this fractured family joins a caravan headed in the vague direction of another fest.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Other caravans and protests will take place in Coral Springs, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
But when the party gets busted up by the police, this fractured family joins a caravan headed in the vague direction of another fest.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
Following that event, attendees can caravan to the WWII Memorial located at Ninth and G streets for an 11 a.m. ceremony.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for caravan
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caravan. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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