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 The wind traders are teased throughout the new trailer in what appear to be large flying apparatus. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 The sun starts to set on the honeymoon phase for Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in the Season Two trailer for Nobody Wants This. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 Recognizable Sacramento locations, such as the Tower Bridge, the Railyards and a county building downtown, are visible in trailers for the film. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025 In May 2020, Francisco kidnapped the teen and kept her inside a trailer in Ripley, about 25 miles southwest of Dunkirk, for nearly two weeks before police rescued her, prosecutors said. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trailer
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Noun
  • Advertisement But an unnamed fellow Boy Scout trooper also told NBC News that the suspect did sometimes voice his political opinions, recounting a conversation a few years back about migrant caravans entering the country.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Perfect for studio flats, campers and caravans.
    Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bulldog Park, an off-campus RV park, offers more entry for various types of tailgating or picnicking, and it’s located around 10 to 15 minutes away from the stadium.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Flying Saucer residents pay $650 to $1,000 a month to rent a space, which is on top of utilities, propane and the payment on the RV itself.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • State Forest State Park is also popular with backpackers and campers looking to get away from it all, and has a selection of cabins and yurts for travelers looking for comfort—with real beds, heat, and lights.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Not too long after, the family was blessed with a camper by a nonprofit.
    Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That's what allowed the shooter to open fire on a van transporting immigrants.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The victims were struck while in a van in the facility’s sally port while the shooter fired multiple rounds from a nearby roof, the second instance in two weeks of a gunman setting up with a gun on a rooftop, opening fire and using bullets with writings.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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