trailer
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈtreɪlə/, SAMPA: /"treIl@/
- (US) enPR: trāʹlər, IPA: /ˈtreɪlɚ/, SAMPA: /"treIl@`/
- Rhymes: -eɪlə(r)
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
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trailer (plural trailers)
- (Australian, New Zealand, US) 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.
- (British) Any vehicle designed to be towed, with the exception of a caravan.
- (US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
- We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
- (US) 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.
- (mainly US, media) A preview of a film or TV show.
- The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
- (computing) 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.
- (networking) 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Antonyms
- (in networking): header
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
vehicle towed behind another, used for carrying equipment
any vehicle designed to be towed, with the exception of a caravan
furnished vehicle towed behind another, used as a dwelling when stationary
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prefabricated home that could be towed but typically is not
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in computing: value used to signal the end of a list of data
in networking: the last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence
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- Dutch: aanhangwagen, aanhanger (1, 2, 3)
- French: remorque gender F, une remorque
[edit] Verb
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to trailer (third-person singular simple present trailers, present participle trailering, simple past and past participle trailered)
- To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
- The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.
