Sekirov Dictionary

trailer

UK /ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/US /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/

noun 9
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun9

Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing.
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a short video of bits from a coming movie, show or game, made to get people interested in it
- The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
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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.
- At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
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(US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
- We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
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(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
- The young couple′s first home was in a trailer.
A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
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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.
- The linked list terminates with a trailer record.
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The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
- The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.
Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.

verb1

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To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
- The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.

forms

trailered · trailering · trailers

Phrases with trailer

trailer trash
Poorly-educated, usually white, individual(s) of low social status who stereotypically reside(s) in a trailer park.

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