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 The people who spent years tracking down Osama Bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks share their stories in the new trailer for American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, a three-part docuseries premiering March 10 on Netflix. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025 Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura are forced to run for their lives after robbing the wrong country house in the latest trailer for Apple’s drug ring drama Dope Thief, which dropped on Tuesday. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025 The new teaser not only gives a load of new footage regarding fight scenes, but the trailer also highlights the best look yet at the MCU entrance of White Tiger. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025 Coincidentally, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in a trailer on Rikers Island was shut down on another Valentine’s Day 10 years ago during the de Blasio administration, according to Yasmine Farhang of the Immigration Defense Project. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trailer
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Noun
  • The company's inflatable pop-top design has already featured in some of the most show-stopping motorhomes and caravans of the past decade and shows no signs of slowing down.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
  • In the past, some have joined caravans of migrants, traveling thousands of miles through Mexico to reach the US border.
    Taylor Romine, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Homeowners insurance may cover personal items if damaged in or stolen from the RV. Temporary RV rental insurance is available for added protection for RVs not covered by car insurance.
    Joan Pabón, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Patrick McMillian, who was living on the property, would later tell a local news station that Lind banged on his RV door, covered in blood, at 7:30 in the morning.
    Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Attendees can bring their RV, camper van, or tent to Camp Scholler as long as at least one member of their party belongs to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).
    Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Beyond Hymer, Slovenian mobile living specialist Adria has also worked with X Gloo on a pop-up camper van.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The 22-year-old vlogger, who was traveling across the country in a van with Laundrie, was reported missing on Sept. 11, 2021.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The director, Frederik Louis Hviid, opens the movie with a display of self-defeating virtuosity: a robbery filmed in a single take entirely from the inside of an armored van.
    Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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