caravan

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cara·van [caravan caravans caravanned caravanning] BrE [ˈkærəvæn] NAmE [ˈkærəvæn] noun
1. (BrE) (NAmE camp·er)a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in, especially when they are on holiday/vacation
•a caravan site/park
2. (BrE)a covered vehicle that is pulled by a horse and used for living in
•a Gypsy caravan
3. a group of people with vehicles or animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert
See also: ↑camper

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (in sense 3): from French caravane, from Persian kārwān. The sense ‘covered horse-drawn wagon’ dates from the early 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•The local farmer lets holiday caravans park on his land.
•a caravan of trucks/cars/vehicles
•The caravan of cars and trucks moved up the highway.
•The caravan travelled slowly eastwards.
•The supply caravan failed to reach the camp.
•They travelled by horse and camel caravan.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  van, train, wagon train