trailer
- Top 5000
Sense 1
- noun
- B2
A wagon with wheels and no engine that is pulled behind a car, van or truck to carry things.
The tractor pulled a trailer loaded with heavy bales of hay.
We hired a small trailer to move the old furniture.
Always check the trailer lights before you drive off.
Common collocations: tow a trailer · hitch a trailer · a trailer load of · attach a trailer
Part of: Means of transport
Sense 2
- noun
- B1
A short set of scenes from a new film or show, made to get people interested in watching it.
The trailer gave away the funniest scenes in the whole film.
I watch trailers online before I decide what to see.
The studio released a second trailer a month before the premiere.
Common collocations: watch a trailer · release a trailer · the official trailer · a trailer for the film
Part of: Film and television, Media
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
A long home on wheels that a car can pull, which people live in or take away on holiday.
They live in a trailer at the quiet edge of town.
Our trailer has a tiny kitchen and two narrow beds.
He spends every summer travelling with a trailer behind his car.
Common collocations: live in a trailer · a trailer park · park a trailer · rent a trailer
Part of: Means of transport, Accommodation