trailer
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Synonyms: trainer, trawler, railer, frailer, tailer, trailed, traxler, brailer, trailor, trayler
Antonyms: trainer, trawler, railer, frailer, tailer, trailed, traxler, brailer, trailor, trayler
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Noun
- Someone who or something that [[trail#Verb|trails]] ([[follow#Verb|follows]] behind); something that is [[trailing#Adjective|trailing]].
- Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
- {{senseid|en|unpowered vehicle}} An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a [[caravan]] or [[camper]]) that is [[tow]]ed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
- {{senseid|en|caravan}} {{lb|en|US}} A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
- {{senseid|en|prefabricated home}} {{lb|en|US}} A [[prefabricated]] home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
- {{lb|en|chiefly|US|media}} A [[preview]] of a film, video game or TV show.
- A short blank segment of [[film]] at the end of a [[reel]], for convenient insertion of the film in a [[projector]].
- {{lb|en|computing}} The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a [[key]] field with an otherwise invalid value that [[sort]]s last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); ''especially common in the context of [[punched card]]s, where the final card is called a [[trailer card]]''.
- {{lb|en|networking}} The last part of a [[packet]], often containing a [[check]] sequence.
Verb
- To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
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