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 It's shown here without wheels but it can also be mounted on a trailer if preferred. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Netflix gave the film a full theatrical marketing campaign including out-of-home, social, standees, trailers and community screenings, along with bespoke elements. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 TikTok has been more resistant to Musk content than some of its competitors, refusing to reverse its position against accepting an ad for the trailer even after Meta and Google/YouTube did just that. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 Every fall, regional growers lug their pumpkins – often via some combination of truck, trailer, and forklift – to Topsfield, Massachusetts, where an eponymous fair acts as these growers’ Super Bowl. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trailer

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Noun

Biddy covered most of the journey on foot—the equivalent of about six million steps—herding animals at the rear of her owner’s wagon company and choking her way through a moving screen of dust kicked up by the migrant caravan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
An hour earlier, a tribal member had called to report a caravan heading south through the reservation, and Facebook was lighting up with similar accounts.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of caravan

Noun

Now the ever-busy slammin' Alabamians are back with yet another piece of RV innovation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Last year, Raman voted in favor of a 45-day citywide moratorium on new RV parks, a move aimed at giving city planners time to draft permanent new rules to regulate such facilities.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of RV

Noun

Wyman said the couple was a staple in the neighborhood, living in that house for decades and often traveling around in their campers.

— Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
During a seemingly regular day at camp, Jason swims too far and drowns as the other campers and staff look on helplessly.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of camper

Noun

Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
That night, Lee goes to Ginger’s house to tell her what happened — about his hostile showdown with the rupidoop, about Brawny Dude With the Butter Candies checking out Lee’s van in the Boontill parking lot.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of van

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