Definition of "caravanserai" [caravanserai]

• A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest. (noun)
• A home or shelter for caravans. (noun)

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• "The gardens to the north-east contain a caravanserai, which is fairly well kept and comfortable."
• "There were some 300 habitations in Agdah, the principal one with a large quadrangular tower, being that of the Governor; but both the Chappar khana and the caravanserai were the filthiest we had so far encountered."
• "At the caravanserai is a traveller who says he hails from the Pishin"