| 1. | a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used esp. in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer. |
| 2. | Also called travel trailer. a vehicle attached to an automobile and used as a mobile home or place of business, usually equipped with furniture, kitchen facilities, bathroom, etc. Compare tent trailer. |
| 3. | a person or thing that trails. |
| 4. | a trailing plant. |
| 5. | a short promotional film composed of clips showing highlights of a movie due for release in the near future. |
| 6. | blank film at the end of a reel or strip of film, for winding off the film in a motion-picture camera or projector. Compare leader (def. 6). |
| 7. | Ceramics. a can with a spout, used in slip trailing. |
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