different between caravan vs cavalcade
caravan
English
Etymology
From Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian ??????? (kârvân), from Middle Persian k?lw?n' (k?raw?n), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) (whence Old English here). The word was used to designate a group of people who were travelling by camel or horse on the Silk Road. Doublet of Kairouan.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?r??-v?n, IPA(key): /?kæ??væn/
- (Wales) IPA(key): /ka???van/
Noun
caravan (plural caravans)
- A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
- 2006, Roger Cross, Avon Hudson, Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australia's Veterans Speak Out, page 92,
- The caravans were the demarcation between the non-radioactive areas and the radioactive areas. There were two main caravans, one for people going into the forward area, and the other caravan was for people returning.
- 2009, Chris Cleave, Incendiary, unnumbered page,
- The best thing about caravans is that they're always exactly the same, said Terence Butcher. You can tow your caravan to Brighton or Bournemouth or Bognor. Doesn?t make the blindest bit of difference. When you close the door behind you at the end of the day you?re home.
- 2006, Roger Cross, Avon Hudson, Beyond Belief: The British Bomb Tests: Australia's Veterans Speak Out, page 92,
Synonyms
- (convoy or procession of travelers): camel train, convoy, pack train, wagon train
- (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling): (US): camper, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, trailer, travel trailer
Derived terms
- caravan city
- caravan park, caravan site
- caravaneer
- motor caravan
Related terms
- caravanserai, caravansary
- van
Translations
Verb
caravan (third-person singular simple present caravans, present participle caravaning or caravanning, simple past and past participle caravaned or caravanned)
- To travel in a caravan (procession).
- The wedding party got in their cars and caravaned from the chapel to the reception hall.
- 1984, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Information Retrieval Limited, Animal Behaviour Abstracts, Volume 12, page 73,
- Observations of caravaning were made on the domesticated musk shrew (Suncus murinus) with particular reference to its developmental aspects.
- (Britain, Australia) To travel and/or live in a caravan (vehicle).
- When my parents retired they really got back into caravanning.
- 1932, Walter Meade, Caravanning, Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, The Cecil Aldin Book, page 55,
- It has to be remembered that, however enchanting the idea of caravanning may be, it is unlikely that it will consist entirely of watching sunsets and other people working — two of the most fascinating sights I know — but there are, regrettably enough, other and less romantic elements.
- 1986, James Wilson Brown, Shirley N. Brown, Before You Go To Great Britain: A Resource Directory and Planning Guide, page 94,
- British interest in camping and caravaning has recently increased considerably — so much so that today, camp parks are available in all parts of the country.
Derived terms
- caravanner
Further reading
- "caravan", entry in The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English caravan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?.r??v?n/
- Hyphenation: ca?ra?van
Noun
caravan m (plural caravans, diminutive caravannetje n)
- caravan (type of trailer, mobile home)
Derived terms
- stacaravan
Related terms
- karavaan
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cavalcade
English
Etymology
From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballic?, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæv?l?ke?d/, /?kæv?l?ke?d/
- Rhymes: -e?d
Noun
cavalcade (plural cavalcades)
- (collective) A company of riders.
- Synonym: company
- A parade.
- Synonyms: parade, procession
- 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter IX, Section iii
- In the second row of the cavalcade were Francie, Fanny's god-daughter, now thirteen years old and already elegant in long frilled pantalettes, tartan skirts, and a leghorn hat with streamers, …
- A trail ride, usually more than one day long.
- (by extension) A series, a chain (e.g. of events).
- Synonyms: chain, series
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
cavalcade (third-person singular simple present cavalcades, present participle cavalcading, simple past and past participle cavalcaded)
- To move as part of a series or group, such as marchers in a parade or snow in an avalanche, especially in large numbers or in a chaotic or dangerous fashion
- 1725, John Windhus, “A Journey to Mequinez”, in John Pinkerton, The Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels, Volume 15, Longman et al. (1814), page 478:
- Great numbers of horse were still cavalcading, but […]
- 1866, Elizabeth Charles, The Draytons and the Davenants, M. W. Dodd, pages 348–9:
- […] although for the most part he believed the devil was too good a general to let his soldiers waste their time in cavalcading about on broom-sticks.
- 1725, John Windhus, “A Journey to Mequinez”, in John Pinkerton, The Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels, Volume 15, Longman et al. (1814), page 478:
Further reading
- cavalcade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French cavalcade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka?.v?l?ka?.d?/
- Hyphenation: ca?val?ca?de
- Rhymes: -a?d?
Noun
cavalcade f (plural cavalcades or cavalcaden, diminutive cavalcadetje n)
- horse parade, cavalcade
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: cavalcadent, cavalcades
Noun
cavalcade f (plural cavalcades)
- cavalcade
Verb
cavalcade
- first-person singular present indicative of cavalcader
- third-person singular present indicative of cavalcader
- first-person singular present subjunctive of cavalcader
- third-person singular present subjunctive of cavalcader
- second-person singular imperative of cavalcader
Further reading
- “cavalcade” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, see English cavalcade.
Noun
cavalcade f (plural cavalcades)
- cavalcade
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