trailer

CEFRB1

/ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A vehicle pulled behind another vehicle.

  2. 02

    noun

    A short advertisement showing parts of a film or program.

Examples

  • He attached the trailer to his car.

  • A car towing a trailer with a boat on it

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.

  3. Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing.

More examples

In context

  • The trailer goes with the car.

  • At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.

  • We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

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, that is trailing after the main feature.