A trailer is a container on wheels which is pulled by a car or other vehicle and which is used for transporting largeor heavy items.
2. countable noun
A trailer is the long rear section of a lorry or truck, in which the goods are carried.
3. countable noun
A trailer is a long vehicle without an engine which people use as a home or as an office and which can be pulled behind a car.
[mainly US]regional note: in BRIT, use caravan
4. countable noun
A trailer for a film or television programme is a set of short extracts which are shown to advertise it.
...a misleadingly violent trailer for the film.
trailer in British English
(ˈtreɪlə)
noun
1.
a road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle: used for transporting boats, etc
2.
the part of an articulated lorry that is drawn by the cab
3.
a series of short extracts from a film or television programme, used to advertise it to potential viewers
4.
a person or thing that trails
5. US and Canadian
a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): caravan
trailer in American English
(ˈtreɪlər)
noun
1.
a person, animal, or thing that trails another
2. US
a cart, wagon, or large van, designed to be pulled by an automobile, truck, or tractor (sense 2), for hauling freight, animals, a boat, etc.
3. US
a closed vehicle designed to be pulled by an automobile or truck and equipped as a place tolive or work in, as one with beds, cooking facilities, etc.
see also mobile home
4. US, Cinema
a.
an advertisement for a feature film, typically consisting of brief portions of scenes from that film
b.
a blank length of film at the end of a reel
verb transitive
5.
to pull or tow (a boat, car, etc.) by using a trailer (sense 2)
verb intransitive
6.
to travel by using a trailer (sense 3)
Word origin
(sense 4a) so called because originally attached to the end of a reel of film
trailer in Automotive Engineering
(treɪlər)
Word forms: (regular plural) trailers
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle types)
A trailer is a container on wheels which is pulled by a vehicle and which is used for transportinglarge or heavy items.
The trailer is connected to the tractor by means of a kingpin.
The truck's engine is a powerhouse for pulling boats, horse boxes, and trailers.
The motorcycle crashed into a trailer carrying an asphalt roller being pulled by a city truck.
Examples of 'trailer' in a sentence
trailer
Watch film trailers and read cinema reviews timesonline.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The good cop is still camping out in a trailer home.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It happened while we were unloading the car and trailer.
Christianity Today (2000)
It has emerged that studios are having to pay cinemas to show film trailers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The mist is sill rising in the lanes of a quiet farm as a convoy of cars and trailers appears.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They sneak forward to climb up the small gap between the lorry's cab and trailer.
The Sun (2015)
The cocaine was hidden at the back of the lorry trailer, behind a pile of peat.
The Sun (2009)
Plus there's all the cinema reviews and trailers at the link below.
The Sun (2010)
Picture the scene as a film trailer featuring highlights of a perfect scenario, he says.
The Sun (2010)
Turning the contraption from trailer to home takes five minutes, but the coolest thing is positioning it first.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Does he realise that in many cases the drivers are simply obeying the national 50mph speed limit for vehicles pulling trailers?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The oranges are not sorted by size or grade; they come mixed together in the back of a large trailer truck.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
It is possible to hire towing cars and trailers if you do not have your own transport or the seller may deliver the horse for a fee.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
Tornados uprooted trees, demolished buildings, and lifted trailer homes into the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's not an affluent area - modest houses share streets with trailer homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Decent extras include deleted, alternative and extended scenes, together with commentaries from the crew and cinema trailers.
The Sun (2011)
A neighbour said: 'It appears they saw the car and its trailer move and tried to stop it hitting the house.
The Sun (2008)
In other languages
trailer
British English: trailer /ˈtreɪlə/ NOUN
vehicle A trailer is a vehicle without an engine which is pulled by a car or lorry.
American English: trailer for transporting items
Arabic: عَرَبَةٌ مَقْطُورَة
Brazilian Portuguese: reboque
Chinese: 拖车
Croatian: prikolica
Czech: přívěs
Danish: anhænger
Dutch: trailer
European Spanish: remolque
Finnish: peräkärry
French: remorque
German: Anhänger Auto
Greek: τροχόσπιτο
Italian: rimorchio
Japanese: トレーラー
Korean: 트레일러
Norwegian: tilhenger
Polish: przyczepa
European Portuguese: reboque
Romanian: remorcă
Russian: автоприцеп
Latin American Spanish: remolque
Swedish: släpvagn
Thai: รถพ่วง
Turkish: römork
Ukrainian: причіп
Vietnamese: xe moóc
British English: trailer NOUN
film A trailer for a film or television programme is a set of short extracts which are shown to advertise it.
...a misleadingly violent trailer for the film.
American English: trailer
Brazilian Portuguese: trailer
Chinese: > 房屋一种长而狭窄的造好后可送货上门的
European Spanish: tráiler
French: bande-annonce
German: Trailer
Italian: trailer
Japanese: トレーラーハウス
Korean: 트레일러 하우스
European Portuguese: trailer
Latin American Spanish: sinopsis
All related terms of 'trailer'
horse trailer
A horse trailer is a vehicle which is used to take horses from one place to another.
semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is the long rear section of a truck or lorry that can bend when it turns.
tent trailer
a large enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in
trailer camp
a mobile home site
trailer court
a mobile home site
trailer park
A trailer park is an area where people can pay to park their trailers and live in them.
trailer tent
a large tent that packs into a trailer , in which the trailer's base becomes the sleeping or living area when the tent is erected
trailer trash
Some people use trailer trash to refer to poor people who live in trailer parks and who they think are vulgar or worthless . This use could cause offence .
trailer truck
A trailer truck is a truck or lorry that is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
truck trailer
a trailer designed to be drawn by a truck tractor or other motor truck
tractor-trailer
a truck for pulling heavy loads , consisting of a tractor attached to a trailer