trailers

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of trailer.

   Several trailers lined the campground near the lake.

   The studio released two new trailers ahead of the premiere.

   Note

   A regular -s plural that carries every meaning of its singular, so the surrounding words do the sorting. Trailers hitched behind a truck haul equipment, trailers in a park are homes, and trailers before a premiere are previews. The last two uses are American. In the cargo sense, a trailer is the unpowered kind that carries loads, which keeps it distinct from a caravan or camper.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of trailer.

   The team trailers its race car to every event instead of driving it on the highway.

   Each fall the rancher trailers his cattle to a pasture closer to the barn.

   Note

   This has the same spelling as the noun plural, but here it works as a verb built straight from the vehicle: to load something onto a trailer, or to haul it by one. It takes a direct object for the cargo, as in she trailers her horses to shows. The subject is always singular, so plural owners trailer their boats.

   She trailers her horses to every show in the region.

   The club trailers its racing dinghies to regattas up the coast.

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