cafila
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government caravan; a string of pack horses.
Examples
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They were large animals -- nearly of the shape and size of small horses -- and travelling in single file; as they were, the troop at a distance presented something of the appearance of a "cafila," or caravan.
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Thereupon mounting on the camel, he proceeded along with the cafila.
The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi
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Now there was a camel belonging to the cafila, and the Cogia said to himself, 'Now, if instead of walking I should mount on this camel, how comfortably could I travel!'
The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi
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This is a case much dwelt on by the old travellers, and which throws a gloom over the spirits of all Bedouins, and of every cafila or caravan.
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Behold those camels, what a long train; twenty, thirty, a whole cafila descending the street.
Note
The word 'cafila' comes from an Arabic word meaning 'caravan'.
