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trailer

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trail·er  (trlr)
n.
1. A large transport vehicle designed to be hauled by a truck or tractor.
2. A furnished vehicle drawn by a truck or automobile and used when parked as a dwelling or office.
3.
a. A short filmed advertisement for a movie; a preview.
b. A short, blank strip of film at the end of a reel.
v. trail·ered, trail·er·ing, trail·ers
v.tr.
To transport by a trailer: trailered the boat to the beach.
v.intr.
To travel or live in a trailer.

trailer·a·ble adj.

trailer
Noun
1. a road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle and used for carrying goods, transporting boats, etc.: ahead of us was a tractor, drawing a trailer laden with dung
2. the rear section of an articulated lorry
3. an extract or series of extracts from a film, TV or radio programme, used to advertise it
4. US & Canad same as caravan (sense 1)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trailertrailer - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
lingerer, loiterer - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
potterer, putterer - a person who putters about
straggler, strayer - someone who strays or falls behind
2.trailertrailer - an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
3.trailertrailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
car carrier - a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
semitrailer, semi - a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
articulated lorry, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig, rig, semi - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
4.trailertrailer - a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
camper trailer - a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)
manufactured home, mobile home - a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
Translations
Spanish trailer [ˈtreɪləʳ] n (AUT) → remolque m (= caravan); caravana;
(CINE) → trailer m; avance m

French trailer [ˈtreɪləʳ] trail n (Aut) → remorque f;
(US) → caravane f;
(Cine) → bande-annonce f

German trailer [ˈtreɪləʳ] trail n (Aut) → Anhänger m;
(US) (= caravan); Caravan m, Wohnwagen m;
(Cine, TV) → Trailer m

Italian trailer [ˈtreɪləʳ] n (AUT) → rimorchio;
(US) → roulotte f inv;
(CINE) → prossimamente m inv

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Miss Bunthorne, whom Bert particularly affected, could not ride, and so with some difficulty he hired a basket- work trailer from the big business of Wray's in the Clapham Road.
I crawled out upon a branch that would not bear my weight and when it broke, instead of alighting on my feet, I caught my foot in a trailer and came down on my head.
No other bull of the tribe of Kerchak was so good a trailer as Tarzan, for his trained senses were aided by a high order of intelligence.
 
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