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caravan

noun [C] (VEHICLE)
 
 
/ˈkær.ə.væn/ US  /ˈker-/

Definition

UK (US trailer) a wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a carTrucks, vans and caravans UK a painted wooden vehicle that is pulled by a horse and in which people live: a gypsy caravanTrucks, vans and caravans
(Definition of caravan noun (VEHICLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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