trailer

Pluraltrailers

Formstrailers, trailering, trailered

1. 1
   nounUScountable

   A short video that shows bits of a movie, game, or show to get people excited about it.

   Like a free sample at a store that makes you want the whole thing.

   The trailer made the movie look really scary.

   We watched three trailers before the film started.

   Similarpreview, teaser

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A vehicle with wheels but no engine that is pulled behind a car or truck to carry things.

   Like a little cart pulled behind a bike, but made for cars and trucks.

   They hitched the trailer to the truck and loaded the lawnmower.

   The boat sat on a trailer in the driveway all winter.

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3. 3
   nounUScountable

   A vehicle with furniture inside that is towed behind another and used as a home when parked.

   Like a tiny house on wheels that a car can pull.

   They spent the summer living in a trailer by the lake.

   Our trailer has a small kitchen and two beds.

   Similarcaravan, camper

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4. 4
   nounUScountable

   A factory-built home that can be moved but usually stays put in a special park.

   Like a house that came ready-made and now stays in one spot.

   She bought a trailer in a quiet park outside town.

   Their trailer has been on the same lot for twenty years.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A person or thing that follows along behind something else.

   Like the last duckling that always swims behind the rest.

   The puppy was the trailer of the group, always lagging behind.

   As the slowest runner, she was the trailer at the back of the pack.

   Similarstraggler, laggard, follower

   Oppositeleader

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A part of something that sticks out far past its main body.

   Like the long tail of a kite that flies out behind it.

   The kite's long tail formed a bright trailer streaming in the wind.

   A thin trailer of smoke stretched far behind the chimney.

   Similarextension, attachment, appendage, appendix

7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To put something onto a trailer or move it using one.

   They trailer the horses to every competition.

   We need to trailer the boat down to the harbor.

   Similarhaul, tow, transport

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   The last section of a data packet, often holding a code that checks for errors.

   Like a stamp at the end of a letter that proves nothing was changed.

   The trailer at the end of the packet holds an error-check code.

   Each message ends with a trailer that the receiver uses to spot mistakes.

   Similarfooter

   Oppositeheader

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   The last record in a list of data, marked so it always sorts to the end.

   Like the last card in a pile marked 'the end' so you know to stop.

   The program stops reading when it reaches the trailer at the end of the file.

   We added a trailer with the value 99999 to mark the last record.

   Similarsentinel

   Oppositeheader

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10. 10
    nouncountable

    A short blank strip of film at the end of a reel that helps load it into a projector.

    Like the extra blank paper at the end of a roll so you can grab it easily.

    The projectionist threaded the trailer through the machine first.

    A few feet of blank trailer protected the last scene from scratches.

    Oppositeleader

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