trailer — meaning in English

English meaning

• caravan noun A group of people, often with vehicles or pack animals, travelling together, especially across a desert.
• trailer noun An unpowered vehicle towed behind a car or truck to carry cargo or equipment.

Senses

trailer is used for these senses in English:

• trailer 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.
• trailer A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

caravan — full definition

1. noun A group of people, often with vehicles or pack animals, travelling together, especially across a desert.
2. noun A vehicle towed by a car and used as a home while travelling, especially in British English.
3. verb To travel together as a group, often in vehicles.

trailer — full definition

1. noun An unpowered vehicle towed behind a car or truck to carry cargo or equipment.
2. noun A short preview of a film, show, or video game shown to build interest ahead of release.
3. noun A prefabricated home designed to be towed, typically installed permanently on a site.

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