trailer
/ˈtɹeɪlɚ/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
American usage
noun
A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
American usage
noun
A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "the trailer of a plant"
- "At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/
- British English: /ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/
Usage
- American usage