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How to pronounce trailer
Say it like this: /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does trailer mean?
nounSomeone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing.
Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
“the trailer of a plant”
An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
“At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.”
verbTo load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
“The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.”
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