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trailer

trail·er [ tráylər ]


noun  (plural trail·ers)
Definition:
 
1. towed vehicle: a vehicle that is towed by another vehicle, e.g. a small open cart or a platform used for transporting a boat

2. part of truck: a large van that is pulled by a truck or tractor, used especially for hauling freight

3. transportation 
Same as  mobile home


4. temporary home or office: a trailer equipped with facilities for use as a residence or office that is usually left temporarily on a site, e.g. in a campground

5. movies tv advertisement for movie: an advertisement for a movie consisting of extracts from it, shown on television or in a movie theater

6. photog end of reel of film: a blank piece of film at the end of a reel

7. somebody or something that trails: somebody or something that trails, especially somebody who lags behind others

8. botany plant: a trailing plant



verb  (past and past participle trail·ered, present participle trail·er·ing, 3rd person present singular trail·ers)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb move something by trailer: to transport something using a trailer

2. intransitive verb U.S. live in trailer: to live or travel in a trailer

3. intransitive verb go in trailer: to be capable of being transported by trailer

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