trailer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/
enpr: trāʹlər
ipa: /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/
rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ)
Forms: form: trailers
Etymology: From trail + -er. The film sense derives from the fact that previews were formerly shown after the main feature, rather than before as is usual today.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2014, Chris Ekpekurede, Laughing Over Serious Matters: Stories to Make You Laugh and Reflect:
glosses: Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing.
examples: text: the trailer of a plant
synonyms: appendage
attachment
appendix
extension
extrusion
glosses: Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
examples: text: At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
text: 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.
ref: 1980 April, Greg Stone, “Utility hauling? Do it with your boat trailer”, in Popular Science, page 104:
text: 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.
ref: 2004, Mike Byrnes & Associates, Bumper to Bumper: The Complete Guide to Tractor-Trailer Operations, page 310:
text: 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.
ref: 2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 122:
glosses: 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.
examples: text: We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
synonyms: camper
caravan
travel trailer
glosses: A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
examples: text: The young couple′s first home was in a trailer.
synonyms: mobile home
glosses: A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
examples: text: The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
topics: media
synonyms: preview
teaser
glosses: A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
glosses: A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
examples: text: The linked list terminates with a trailer record.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
synonyms: sentinel
glosses: 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.
examples: text: The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
networking
physical-sciences
sciences
antonyms: header
glosses: The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
Derived terms: word: cantina trailer
word: centre-axle trailer
word: driving trailer
word: driving van trailer
word: horse trailer
word: house trailer
word: semi-trailer truck
word: teardrop trailer
word: tractor-trailer
word: tractor trailer
word: trailer car
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
word: trailer card
word: trailercore
word: trailer court
word: trailer hitch
word: trailerization
word: trailerize
word: trailer park
word: trailer park trash
word: trailer sailer
word: trailer sailor
word: trailer tent
word: trailer trash
word: trailer truck
word: travel trailer
word: truck and trailer
word: utility trailer