Thesaurus results for TRAILER

trailer

noun

ˈtrā-lər

Definition of trailer

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 Prime Video has released the first full trailer for Reacher spinoff Neagley starring Maria Sten. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 AmeriStarRail’s Transcontinental Chief train would carry passengers, truck drivers and their tractor-trailers between Los Angeles and New York in under 72 hours, a July 2025 news release said. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Video taken in the Portage area showed a trailer on a train, which did not appear to be moving, getting pushed over by the wind as material described as being from a roof blew all around. — Selina Guevara, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 Weekly manual checks on drive and trailer positions, not a glance at the sidewalls. — Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trailer

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On a recent July morning, a four-car caravan carrying a dozen women rolled into the remote Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in Pitkin County, kicking up the dust on a bumpy unpaved road.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
An independent pest control specialist has since inspected and treated the caravan.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of caravan

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More than 50 former BWB campers were among the record 135 international players on opening-night NBA rosters last season, including NBA All-Stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Deni Avdija, Jamal Murray and Pascal Siakam, according to the league.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Schachter rarely has a perfect answer, and the questions don’t end when campers age out.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of camper

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The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Fauci asked as a burly officer marched the man through the main door of the building and toward a police van, his hands zip-tied behind him.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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