Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - caravan
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Caravan
caravan
I. noun Etymology: Italian ~a, from Persian karvan Date: 1588 1. a. a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions; also a train of pack animals b. a group of vehicles traveling together (as in a file) 2. a. a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters b. British trailer 3b II. intransitive verb (-vanned or -vaned; -vanning or -vaning) Date: 1885 to travel in a ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a Brit. a vehicle equipped for living in and usu. towed by a motor vehicle or a horse. b US a covered motor vehicle equipped for living in. 2 a company of merchants or pilgrims etc. travelling together, esp. across a desert in Asia or N. Africa. 3 a covered cart or carriage. --v.intr. (caravanned, caravanning) travel or live in a caravan. Phrases and idioms caravan site (or park) a place where caravans are parked as dwellings, often with special amenities. Derivatives caravanner n. Etymology: F caravane f. Pers. karwan ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. караван caravan track —- караванный путь 2. череда, вереница (птиц, облаков и т. п.) 3. фургон caravan bookshop —- книжный киоск на колесах 4. крытая цыганская повозка; кибитка 5. жилой автоприцеп; дом-фургон (часто летний; также caravan home) caravan dweller = caravanner —- caravan site —- место стоянки домов-фургонов; поселок из домов-фургонов 6. сл. поезд, везущий людей на встречу по боксу 7. сл. простофиля 8. путешествовать в жилом автоприцепе, в доме-фургоне ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) караван 2) фургон; крытая цыганская телега 3) передвижной дом на колесах; дом-автоприцеп, дом-фургон 2. v. to go caravanning - проводить отпуск, свободное время и т.п., путешествуя в доме-автоприцепе, доме-фургоне ...Англо-русский словарь
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(caravans) 1. A caravan is a vehicle without an engine that can be pulled by a car or van. It contains beds and cooking equipment so that people can live or spend their holidays in it. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use trailer) N-COUNT 2. A caravan is a group of people and animals or vehicles who travel together. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 BrE a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and sleep when they are on holiday; trailer (1) AmE 2 BrE a covered vehicle pulled by a horse in which people such as gipsies (gipsy) live; wagon (1) AmE 3 a group of people with animals or vehicles who travel together for protection through dangerous areas such as deserts ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1588, from M.Fr. caravane, from O.Fr. carouan, picked up in the Crusades from Pers. karwan "group of desert travelers." Used in Eng. for "vehicle" 17c., esp. for a covered cart. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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