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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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as in to tent
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
Octavio Zambrano, a 50-year old artisanal craftsman, waited in a wheelchair outside his home for a glimpse of Machado in her caravan.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
Firefighters have long been a part of the Tour de France caravan — the parade that winds through towns ahead of the peloton.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 23 July 2022
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Noun
Her relatives have participated in several trucker protest caravans.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
Octavio Zambrano, a 50-year old artisanal craftsman, waited in a wheelchair outside his home for a glimpse of Machado in her caravan.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Verb
The enslaved woman who slogged on foot behind her Mormon master’s caravan from Mississippi to Utah, and in 1851, from Utah to L.A.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
Firefighters have long been a part of the Tour de France caravan — the parade that winds through towns ahead of the peloton.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 23 July 2022
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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