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
These local and regional firms will operate a fleet that ranges from humans (for example, for couriers in a place like Manhattan) to bike messengers up to 53-foot trailers.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The trailer for Hungry has major sci-fi thriller vibes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Scott appears about 20 seconds into the minute-long trailer, preaching to a room full of soldiers about a war, a man, and a trick to break the walls of Troy.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The trailer for Hungry has major sci-fi thriller vibes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Scott appears about 20 seconds into the minute-long trailer, preaching to a room full of soldiers about a war, a man, and a trick to break the walls of Troy.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailer
Noun
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Already, Border Patrol commander at large Gregory Bovino seems to have been relieved of his post leading a nationwide caravan of cruelty and sent back to his home base of El Centro.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Protester caravans regularly form behind immigration convoys, creating mobile protests of anger and warning that weave through city streets.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sometime in the next week, another part of the team, working from the South Korean icebreaker RV Araon, aims to drop another cable, which a robot will traverse once a day, down to a rocky moraine in the Amundsen Sea.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Consider the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has surpassed its all-cap stocks benchmark (a combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 benchmark indices) in delivering strong returns for investors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Converting a van into a surf-safari camper.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the crime scene, investigators found a can of Coca-Cola and a trail of blood leading from the camper.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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And London’s roads aren’t just used by cars, vans and trucks.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some were used for daily commutes and left in garages as families fled; others were trucks and vans packed with landscaping gear or tools.—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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