单词 | caravanning |
释义 | caravanningn. Originally British. The action or practice of travelling or living in a caravan; (now) spec. the activity of going on or spending a holiday in a caravan.Not in common use in North America.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > travelling in a caravan caravanning1758 vanning1895 trailering1938 1758 Bear–leaders 22 A laborious Pilgrimage to the Pyramids and Cataracts of Egypt, with all other caravanning Expeditions, are idle and absurd. 1799 Let. to Mr. Eton 27 Our ships have full employment, there is no occasion for caravanning. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 May 3/1 The rage of this season is to be caravanning. 1914 Lancet 9 May 1369/1 Caravanning offers freedom, movement, variety, open-air life. 1958 Times 19 Mar. 6/6 Caravanning, he said, was ‘not a question of poverty or squalor’. It was a ‘new way of life’. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Home) 3 While caravanning is undoubtedly big business, there is one leap it has yet to make: being seen as cool. Compounds caravanning holiday n. A holiday taken in a caravan; esp. one spent travelling and camping in this way; cf. caravan holiday n.Not in North American use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type summer vacation1507 public holiday1736 summer holiday1746 school holiday1777 Cook's tour1856 alcoholiday1877 busman's holiday1893 caravan holiday1899 caravanning holiday1924 staycation1944 spring break1956 farm stay1957 charter1959 ski pack1969 staycation2008 1924 Devon & Exeter Gaz. 24 June 3/3 It is obvious that the main charm of a caravanning holiday is in its camping rather than in its tramping. 2014 Financial Times 12 Dec. 15/3 A timid woman with a sheltered life joins her new boyfriend on caravanning holiday. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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