trailer
Americannoun
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a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
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Also called travel trailer. a vehicle attached to an automobile and used as a mobile home or place of business, usually equipped with furniture, kitchen facilities, bathroom, etc.
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a person or thing that trails.
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a trailing plant.
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a short promotional film composed of clips showing highlights of a movie due for release in the near future.
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blank film at the end of a reel or strip of film, for winding off the film in a motion-picture camera or projector.
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Ceramics. a can with a spout, used in slip trailing.
noun
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a road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle: used for transporting boats, etc
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the part of an articulated lorry that is drawn by the cab
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a series of short extracts from a film, used to advertise it in a cinema or on television
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a person or thing that trails
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): caravan. a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in
Etymology
Origin of trailer
Example Sentences
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That’s why when, months ago, he first saw the abandoned trailer along the side of the road on Old Highway 80, he had to stop to take a closer look.
From Los Angeles Times
And his campaign paid off: He’s in the newest chapter of the popular “Scream” franchise — which just released its final trailer earlier this week.
From Los Angeles Times
As he passed through Willingham, loose unsecured crane equipment moved from its position and was hanging over the edge of a trailer, the court heard.
From BBC
MGM’s classic 1939 adaptation starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon was billed as “The Greatest Love Story of All Time . . . Or Any Time!” a pronouncement that the trailer for the new film echoes.
From Salon
"It's been too long cowboy," says space cadet Buzz - again voiced by Tim Allen - in the new trailer, released late on Thursday.
From BBC
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