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as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a funeral caravan slowly making its way down the street

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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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verb

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Noun
Many people wiped away tears and softly sang the national anthem as the caravan wound through southern Israel -- a stark contrast to the celebratory return of 24 living hostages in recent weeks under the tenuous ceasefire. Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Many people wiped away tears and softly sang the national anthem as the caravan wound through southern Israel — a stark contrast to the celebratory return of 24 living hostages in recent weeks under a tenuous ceasefire that has paused over 15 months of war. Mohammad Jahjouh, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Groups will caravan along the reservoir to observe the eagles. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024 Together, these mostly mother-child pairs caravaned by bus and by train across a homeland pocked by shelling and missile attacks. Freep.com, 9 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for caravan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
  • An older fleet with less next-generation design and technology is also less fuel efficient.
    Oliver Wyman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Relying on existing satellite navigation signals would offload some of the demand for these ground stations and perhaps reduce the need for a dedicated fleet of navigation satellites in lunar orbit.
    Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Another group shot found her posing in what appeared to be a trailer with celebrity makeup artist Angela Levin, and friends Nancy Banks, Sarah McKaig and Hahn. Aniston posed with Bateman, Anka, Bullock, Sean Hayes and his husband Scott Icenogle for another fun selfie in front of a staircase.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Holiday Gift Market: Hosted in the heated and tented Bang Bang Bay Chalet.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Even the West Indian drywood termite, the one that prompts tenting, is technically invasive.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • The convoy’s passengers suit up, adding tactical vests over their clothes, ski masks over their heads.
    David Culver, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In 2007, its director visited Baghdad to assist with a program there; as his convoy passed through the city, security contractors hired by the private military firm Blackwater opened fire on approaching cars, killing seventeen Iraqi civilians.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Related Articles Clicking on an area will populate a map showing the backpacking sites within that area.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2025
  • These cubes have remained sturdy and intact after several trips; Afar editors have taken them camping in California and backpacking in Borneo.
    Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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