trailer
pronunciation
How to pronounce trailer in British English:
UK [ˈtreɪlə(r)]
How to pronounce trailer in American English:
US [ˈtrelɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
- a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
- a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
Word Origin
- trailer (n.)
- 1580s, "hound or huntsman that follows a trail," agent noun from trail (v.). From 1610s as "Something that trails." From 1890 as "vehicle pulled by another;" originally a small carriage drawn along by a bicycle. Meaning "preview of a coming movie" first attested 1928. Trailer park "mobile home community" recorded by 1936. Trailer trash in use by 1986.
Example
- 1. It 's located in a trailer park .
- 2. The regency ii trailer park houses immigrants , mostly from mexico .
- 3. The run-down car was towed . I was sitting in the trailer .
- 4. An angry birds trailer has been viewed on youtube more than five million times .
- 5. Solar radiation will increase the temperature of outside surfaces where the trailer body is exposed to the sun .