Caravan

·noun A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving furniture, ·etc.;

— sometimes shorted into van.

II. Caravan ·noun A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, ·etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beasts.

III. Caravan ·noun 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.