as in caravan
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
the band packed their equipment back into their trailer and headed off to their next gig
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Recent Examples of trailer
Ray Griffith, a Chesterton resident, said that the new fee would be unfair to him as the owner of trailers and antique cars.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The trailer got a big cheer for its final moment that showed Godzilla approaching the Statue of Liberty as the kaiju makes its way through New York City.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The day our trailer becomes full again.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The distributor also showed the trailer for Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The trailer got a big cheer for its final moment that showed Godzilla approaching the Statue of Liberty as the kaiju makes its way through New York City.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The day our trailer becomes full again.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The distributor also showed the trailer for Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas, which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailer
Noun
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Garth, who is suddenly everywhere the plot might need him, is the one to realize that their caravan is being boxed in.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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The caravan was halted by police, and Sonko was put under house arrest.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other highlights at the park include RV camping, cabins, trails for hiking, and horseback riding.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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And one broke in an RV when a generator ignited.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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In all, 25 campers and two teenage counselors were killed.—
Jim Vertuno,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Steward family argued the case may ultimately hinge on critical physical evidence, such as campers’ sleeping cabins that were in place at the time of the disaster.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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Former clients described Motta encouraging people to get surgeries, and others discussed one particularly shameless episode in which a large church van, crammed with prospective plaintiffs, intentionally collided with a truck.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Investigators also photographed patterns on the van’s floorboards and Horner’s shoes to look for a match to markings on the victim’s face.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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