caravan
/ˈkærəvæn/noun
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- Brit. a vehicle equipped for living in, typically towed by a car and used for holidays〈英〉（活动房式的）拖车：
as modifier a caravan holiday.一次住活动房车的度假。
1.1
- a covered horse-drawn wagon马拉篷车：
a gypsy caravan.
一辆吉卜赛马拉篷车。
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- N. Amer. a covered lorry〈北美〉有篷卡车。
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- historical a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, travelling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa〈史〉（穿越亚洲或北非沙漠的）旅行队（尤指商队, 朝圣队伍）。
2.1
- any large group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together, in single file（尤指与车辆、动物同行的）单行队伍：
a caravan of cars and trucks.
一支由汽车和卡车组成的单行车队。
词源
late 15th cent. (in sense 2)： from French caravane, from Persian kārwān. The sense 'covered horse-drawn wagon' dates from the early 19th cent.