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
Robert’s car pulled into the path of a truck hauling a cattle trailer loaded with 16 cows, police said.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
FedEx Freight, on the other hand, provides less-than-truckload services — this is more business-to-business shipments that are too big for parcel delivery, but not large enough to require an entire trailer.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The trailer was loaded with crates containing approximately 2,000 pounds of Pink Moon Peaches valued at $8,500, the sheriff's office said.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Once the vault was secured to a trailer, a hole was drilled into its side.
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Eric Adler
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for trailer
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
FedEx Freight, on the other hand, provides less-than-truckload services — this is more business-to-business shipments that are too big for parcel delivery, but not large enough to require an entire trailer.
—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The trailer was loaded with crates containing approximately 2,000 pounds of Pink Moon Peaches valued at $8,500, the sheriff's office said.
—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Once the vault was secured to a trailer, a hole was drilled into its side.
—
Eric Adler
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for trailer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailer
Noun
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Every half hour, a new caravan of motorcycles leaves from Parque del Este in Caracas for Venezuela’s devastated coastal state of La Guaira.
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As the caravan turned right from 61st Street to go south on Kedzie Avenue, Alvarez drove his truck into the rear passenger side of the agents’ vehicle, causing about $1,300 in damage, according to the plea agreement.
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Interest in stargazing campsites is substantially larger than generally recognized, says Juliana Baena of RV Trader, an online classifieds site for buying and selling new and used recreational vehicles.
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The overall layout feels designed by people actively using RV appliances, diesel heaters, amateur radio equipment, portable refrigerators, and mobile off-grid systems rather than simply checking boxes on a specification sheet.
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In June 2025, more than 500 campers filled the cabins at Camp Mystic, a girls sleepaway camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country.
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The branch was 25 to 30 feet long, and campers had been underneath it, using it for shade, officials said.
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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
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A little after three in the afternoon, guests start arriving in tinted SUVs, sprinter vans, and a few regular-looking Uber minivans.
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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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