Meaning & use

caravanning

noun·Everyday

Last updated

The activity of traveling or taking a holiday in a caravan, a towable or motorized trailer used as living quarters.

See it in a sentence

The family spent every summer caravanning along the coast.

Caravanning has become increasingly popular as a low-cost way to see the countryside.

A note on using this word

"Caravanning" is especially common in British and Australian English, where "caravan" refers to what Americans typically call a "trailer" or "camper."

Words with a similar meaning

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Make it your own

Write a sentence using “caravanning”, then compare your use with the examples above.

Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.