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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Cale Clinton, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Two weeks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Mexico continues dissolving attention-grabbing migrant caravans and dispersing migrants throughout the country to keep them far from the U.S. border, while simultaneously limiting how many accumulate in any one place.
—Antonio Castillo and María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Northern Arizona employees gathered in Flagstaff before meeting in Holbrook with employees from Payson and Snowflake to caravan across the country.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Rams organized a caravan of buses to pick up 1,500 season ticket holders at SoFi Stadium and shuttle them to and from State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
—Cale Clinton, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Two weeks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Mexico continues dissolving attention-grabbing migrant caravans and dispersing migrants throughout the country to keep them far from the U.S. border, while simultaneously limiting how many accumulate in any one place.
—Antonio Castillo and María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Supporters caravaned along Helena’s downtown, honking horns.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Northern Arizona employees gathered in Flagstaff before meeting in Holbrook with employees from Payson and Snowflake to caravan across the country.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caravan. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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