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trailer

[trey-ler]

noun

  1. a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.

  2. 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.

  3. a person or thing that trails.

  4. a trailing plant.

  5. a short promotional film composed of clips showing highlights of a movie due for release in the near future.

  6. blank film at the end of a reel or strip of film, for winding off the film in a motion-picture camera or projector.

  7. Ceramics.a can with a spout, used in slip trailing.



trailer

/ ˈٰɪə /

noun

  1. a road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle: used for transporting boats, etc

  2. the part of an articulated lorry that is drawn by the cab

  3. a series of short extracts from a film, used to advertise it in a cinema or on television

  4. a person or thing that trails

  5. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of trailer1

First recorded in 1580–90; trail + -er 1
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"I'm just not convinced, based on the trailer, that I'm watching a film about Bruce."

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And then we saw the trailer, and I remember we saw it together.

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It was a little after 2 a.m. when the thieves allegedly breached the big rig’s trailer, bypassing its defenses without alerting the sleeping guard.

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Then they hop on and fly on the dragon to an island where they can watch the trailer.

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Their trucks and trailers visibly carry the tools of their trade.

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