Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
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.
(US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
(chiefly US, media) A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
(computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.
(networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
“I ain't no gangster, I'm just a regular failure. I ain't straight out of Compton, I'm straight out of the trailer!”
“Most days, I love my job. Other days, I’m forced to watch the trailer for Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.”
trail
The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpavedpathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
