CARAVAN

caravan. Caravan, n. a large carriage, a body of merchants or pilgrims

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Car″a‐van (kăr″ȧ‐văn or kăr‐ȧ‐văn″; 277), n. [[F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karwān a caravan (in sense 1). Cf. Van a wagon.]] 1. 1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.
2. 2. A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts.
3. 3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, etc.; — sometimes shorted into van.