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Meaning
Noun
●
Someone who
or something
that
trails
(follows behind); something that is trailing.
●
Part of an
object
which
extends
some
distance
beyond the main body of the
object
.
●
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
.
●
In American English:
A
furnished
vehicle
towed
behind another, and used as a
dwelling
when
stationary
; a
caravan
; a camper.
●
In American English & Housing:
A
prefabricated
home that could be
towed
to a new
destination
but is
typically
permanently
left
in an area
designated
for such homes.
●
In American English, Media & Housing:
A
preview
of a
film
,
video game
or TV show.
●
A
short
blank
segment
of
film
at the
end of
a
reel
, for
convenient
insertion
of the
film
in a projector.
●
In Computing & Housing:
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
.
●
In Networking & Housing:
The last part of a
packet
, often
containing
a check
sequence.
Verb
●
To
load
on a
trailer
or to
transport
by
trailer
.
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Origin
trailer
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
trail
English
trahere
Latin
Sourced from
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Synonyms
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Waler
Malar
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