Meaning & use
caravan on site
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
A wheeled vehicle used as living space that is parked at a particular place, such as a campsite or building site.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase: 'We have a caravan on site.' It can also describe the state of being parked there.
Patterns
- have a caravan on site
- keep a caravan on site
- a caravan on site at something
The workers sleep in a caravan on site during the week.
We rented a caravan on site at the seaside for two weeks.
They keep a caravan on site so they can stay near the festival.
Common combinations
- a caravan on site
- The company provides a caravan on site for the security guard.
- park a caravan on site
- You can park your caravan on site for an extra fee.
- stay in a caravan on site
- We stayed in a caravan on site near the lake.
Synonyms and how they differ
- trailer
- The usual American word for a caravan; it can also mean a vehicle pulled behind a truck.
- mobile home
- A larger, more permanent kind of caravan that is often kept in one place.
Word family
- caravan noun
- The vehicle itself, without saying where it is.
- caravanning noun
- The activity of traveling or holidaying in a caravan.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'caravan on site' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Caravan on site' is a noun phrase meaning a caravan parked at a place. Option An is wrong because 'went' needs a different phrase; option C uses it as a verb, which is not standard; option D is wrong because it describes a person, not a vehicle.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “caravan on site”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.