Synonyms for caravan
Most common
wagon train convoy procession caravanserai trailer camper van wagon
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Convoy — A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels…
convoy, wagon train, caravanserai, procession, train, pack train dated
2. Travel trailer — A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary
travel trailer US, camper, trailer, recreational vehicle US CA
Definitions
- n. 1
A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
- n. 2
A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
Related words
- Word family
- caravansary caravanserai
- Phrases
- caravan park caravan site
- Is a kind of
- herd
Forms
- Plural
- caravans → convoys, caravanserais, processions, trains…
Example sentences
- convoy The convoy of army trucks was blocking the road.
- procession The queen’s procession moved through the grand hall.
- trailer That was just a trailer, the film is yet to come.
- camper We're taking the camper van to Portugal this year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| caravan | rising | |
| convoy | rising | |
| procession | rising | |
| caravanserai | rising | |
| trailer | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- van1
- 5 letters
- train1, wagon2
- 6 letters
- convoy2, camper2
- 7 letters
- trailer2
- 10 letters
- procession3
- 12 letters
- caravanserai
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wagon2 = 2 syllables).