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plural trailers
Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing. quotations examples
There were vehicles following me, of course, but was any of them trailing me? […] Without any warning, and without signalling with the trafficator, I took a sudden right turn, hoping to shake off my trailer.
2014, Chris Ekpekurede, Laughing Over Serious Matters: Stories to Make You Laugh and Reflect
Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object. examples
An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle. quotations examples
My trailer is a Highlander T-14 8G, one of the smallest trailers. I normally use it for carrying a pair of Sunfish sailboats that are much lighter than its 800-pound weight limit.
1980 April, Greg Stone, “Utility hauling? Do it with your boat trailer”, in Popular Science, page 104
Or you can slide the trailer′s tandem forward toward the tractor. This changes the kingpin weight because you changed the “A” dimension of the trailer along with its wheel-base.
2004, Mike Byrnes & Associates, Bumper to Bumper: The Complete Guide to Tractor-Trailer Operations, page 310
There is also a strong preference to avoid the cave effect associated with the front of most horse trailers and a strong desire to face the large opening between the top of the rear doors and the roof of the trailer.
2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 122
(US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper. examples
(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes. examples
(chiefly US, media) A preview of a film, video game or TV show. examples
A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector. examples
(computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card. examples
(networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence. examples
third-person singular simple present trailers, present participle trailering, simple past and past participle trailered
To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer. examples