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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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Recent Examples of caravan
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
To read more about the futuristic caravan, check out the full story here.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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
Kumari writes that horses from Central Asia mainly arrived in India over land routes, brought by merchants from nomadic cultures who traveled in caravans.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
To read more about the futuristic caravan, check out the full story here.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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Starting in 2028, Uber and Rivian will begin launching their autonomous fleets in Miami and San Francisco.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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NetJets plans to build a 24-strong fleet of Global 8000 aircraft that will replace the in-service Global 7500 jets.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After the initial collision, police said that the Kia then veered into another lane, where it was struck by a 2022 Dodge Ram 5500 pulling a trailer that was being driven by a 50-year-old Los Angeles man.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Designed by Craft Houses – which operates in Poland, Austria, and Ireland – the Off Grid is based on a double-axle trailer.—
Adam Williams
March 24,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For those who prefer tenting with a partner, Tentsile is simultaneously launching an Organza-bodied Air version of its two-person Flite tree tent.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2026
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Any residents living in the apartment or home will need to vacate for 24 hours while the extermination team tents the space to release a fumigant gas.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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The complex threats mean that any operation to escort vessels would likely need to go well beyond a traditional convoy of warships travelling ahead of and behind tankers, according to Rowlands.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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When their transport convoy is ambushed, the two are forced to run while being shackled to each other and need to work together to reach their destination alive and on time.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Breakers follows two best friends from the U.S. who go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure, Brando, played by Starr.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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An American Werewolf in London' (1981) American dudes backpacking in England get attacked by a werewolf, one of them becomes a beastly nuisance on the full moon, and things get bloody freaky in old London Town.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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