A Topical Dictionary: Search for trailer

Dictionary Results For "trailer" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Pronunciation

(UK): IPA: /ˈtreɪlə/,
(US): , IPA: /ˈtreɪlɚ/,
: Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪlə(r)|-eɪlə(r)

Etymology

Noun

In the Context of A small vehicle, usually open-topped, towed behind another, and used for carrying equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
: At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
In the Context of Any vehicle designed to be towed, with the exception of a caravan.
In the Context of A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
: We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
In the Context of A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
: The young couple's first home was in a trailer.
In the Context of A preview of a film or TV show.
: The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
A usually invalid value used to signal the end of a list of data, often sorting last alphabetically ("ZZZZZ") or numerically ("99999") among all possible valid values; especially common in punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.
: ''The linked list terminates with a trailer record.
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.

Usage notes

In Australia and the UK, trailer in the sense of "preview of a film" is gaining currency over preview due to US influence.

Synonyms

(vehicle towed behind another, used for carrying equipment):
(vehicle towed behind another, other than a caravan):
(furnished vehicle towed behind another, used as a dwelling when stationary): camper (US), camper van, caravan (UK), mobile home
(prefabricated home that could be towed but typically is not): mobile home
(preview of a film): preview, teaser
(in computing: value used to signal the end of a list of data): sentinel

Antonyms

(in networking): header

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish: peräkärry

Finnish: perävaunu

Finnish: asuntovaunu, matkailuvaunu

Finnish: asuntovaunu

Finnish: traileri

: aanhangwagen, aanhanger (1, 2, 3)
: remorque gender F, une remorque

fa:trailer fr:trailer it:trailer nl:trailer fi:trailer ta:trailer vi:trailer tr:trailer zh:trailer

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Trailer \Trail"er\, n.
One who, or that which, trails.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Trailer \Trail"er\, n.
1. a wheeled vehicle without a motor, designed to be drawn by
a motor vehicle in front of it; specifically:
(a) such a vehicle used on street railroads. Called also
trail car.
(b) the large wheeled wagon or van pulled by a tractor in
a tractor-trailer combination.
(c) a vehicle equipped as a mobile dwelling unit, pulled
by an automobile or other mtor vehicle, and used as a
dwelling when parked; -- also called a mobile home.
(d) A wheeled motorless open wagon designed to carry a
heavy object, such as a boat trailer.
[PJC]

2. (Movies) A short blank segment of movie film attached to
the end; -- used for convenient insertion of the film in a
projector.
[PJC]

3. (Movies) A short film consisting primarily of one or more
short portions of a film, used in promotions or
advertisements shortly before initial release of a film.
[PJC]

4. A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the
main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.
[1913 Webster]

trailer park. An area equipped to accommodate trailers[2],
often with outlets supplying electrical power and water.
Called also trailer camp, trailer court.
[PJC]

WordNet trailer
n 1: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags
behind [syn: dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger]
2: an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion
picture that will appear in the near future [syn: preview,
prevue]
3: a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a
truck or tractor
4: a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and
is equipped for occupancy [syn: house trailer]

Moby Dictionary
3-D , Cinemascope , Cinerama , Technicolor , Western , afterpart ,
afterpiece , animated cartoon , black-and-white film , camp trailer ,
camper , caravan , cartoon , chiller , cinema , color film , creepie ,
documentary , documentary film , educational film , feature , film ,
flick , flicker , horror picture , horse opera , house trailer ,
mobile home , motion picture , motion-picture show , movie ,
moving picture , newsreel , nudie , photodrama , photoplay , picture ,
picture show , pornographic film , preview , queue , semitrailer ,
short , silent , silent film , skin flick , sneak preview ,
spaghetti Western , tab , tag , tail , tailpiece , talkie ,
talking picture , thriller , trail , trail car , trailer camp ,
trailer court , trailer park , train , truck trailer ,
underground film , wake