Citations:trail

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English citations of trail

Citation : possible sense[edit]

(Being discussed in Tea room.)

Possible definition: To use a bait, to offer as bait. Could also mean to parade.

Charles Stross, The Atrocity Archives P132 (paperback) →ISBN (It's a spy/horror novel, the laundry is a nickname for a secret agency. The author is British so this may be limited to Commonwealth English):

"It's you they're after. As long as you're here in a laundry safe house they can't get to you. But if we trail you in front of them, ... , we might be able to draw them out." 13:50, 27 October 2008 (UTC)