caravanEnglishOxford American Thesauruscaravan noun 1 British they spent a fishing trip in a caravan: mobile home, camper, caravanette; North American trailer; informal van; British, trademark Dormobile. 2 a gypsy caravan: wagon, covered cart, van. 3 the refugee caravan crossed the border: convoy, procession, column, train, cavalcade, fleet, cortège, company, troop, band, group, assemblage.