Thesaurus results for TRAILERS

trailers

noun

plural of trailer

as in caravans

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 trailers 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 Medics treat heat stroke and other ailments from trailers while an announcer calls out an endless stream of names of people separated from their families. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 There are almost countless podcasts—some owned by major media outlets, some run by hobbyists—that recap TV shows and dissect movie trailers. — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026 Earlier in 2026, Kodiak and Atlas also introduced a driverless truck that can pull three connected trailers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 About 40 Gullah Geechee still live on the island year-round in modest dwellings, such as cottages and single-wide trailers. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Due to high winds, the city temporarily banned empty tractor-trailers, tandem trailers, piggyback trailers, dual trailers and multiple trailers on the Marine Parkway Bridge across Rockaway Inlet on Friday night. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 But the film’s trailers have been really well received by fans. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Fans, however, have wondered why marketing for the game has felt pretty muted outside of two trailers just over four months before launch. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland.

— Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
As random players began to join and leave the caravans, a rock tour energy developed.

— Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026

Definition of caravans

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The project had the support of town officials and Indiana Dunes Tourism, which recognized that an RV resort would meet a need for campers visiting the Indiana Dunes National and State parks.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
While boy and girl campers were housed in separate dormitories, the camp assigned Wesley to watch over the girls’ dorm at night, and also disabled the rooms’ locking mechanisms by taping over them, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of campers

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