Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Caravan
caravan, n. [Persian.] (webplay: along, company, deserts, place).
- Company; procession; group of travelers; band of pilgrims; troupe of merchants; [fig.] trail; path; road; [metaphor] line of colorful sunset clouds.
- Convoy; fleet; host; legion; escort; wagon train; line of vehicles; [fig.] bleating flock; noisy herd; loud troop; audible assembly.
- Circus; parade; road show; marching band; traveling exhibit; [fig.] time periods; passing of seasons.
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