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 At a Glance: How to Watch Superman Online Below, watch the official trailer and keep reading for more details on where to watch Superman online. Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025 On Thursday, the streamer released a trailer for The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, out Aug. 22, which interviews law enforcement, journalists, and Smollet himself in search for the truth. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025 Paramount+ has not yet released a trailer, but TVLine will update this page once footage is released. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025 Part of that promotion includes a new trailer, and a new revelation that a dead Wednesday character is coming back to life. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trailer
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Noun
  • More and more caravans and camper vans, people parking up in lay-bys and trying to do it on the cheap.
    Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Despite warnings from law enforcement officials to not move vehicles through floodwaters, the camp decided to evacuate campers through a flooded area, and the last bus and van of the camp’s caravan became stuck in floodwaters.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The coolest thing was the very first RV. RVs have come a long way.
    Carole Hinojosa August 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • When Taniya returns to college in the fall, Derek and Latasha will live in their RV while working on fixing up the house.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The advisory is in effect until 1:45 a.m. Recommendations from the NWS for staying safe during a flood For either residents or campers of flood-prone, low-lying areas, take immediate action and seek higher ground.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The blaze damaged a small barn, one pump house, one pergola, one carport and a camper trailer but no homes had been burned as of Monday evening. Pre-evacuation orders were lifted for other areas around Pagosa Springs.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • She was picked up in a van on Indian Village Road by three locals who drove around the reservation for a time before stopping at a boat landing at Kiboniki Lake.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The family, which then included Kevin Jr. and Joe, would spend several months at a time traveling in a 15-passenger van.
    Ilana Frost, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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