Definition of trailer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trailer

noun

/ˈtreɪlə(r)/

/ˈtreɪlər/

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a truck, or a container with wheels, that is pulled by another vehicle
- a car towing a trailer with a boat on it
see also horse trailer, semi-trailer, tractor-trailerTopics Transport by car or lorryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lorry
- truck
- car
- …
verb + trailer
- load
- pull
- tow
- …
trailer + verb
- carry something
trailer + noun
- hitch
- truck
preposition
- on a/the trailer
- onto a/the trailer
phrases
- a tractor and trailer
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(North American English)
(British English mobile home)
a vehicle without an engine, that can be pulled by a car or truck or used as a home or an office when it is parked
- a trailer park (= an area where trailers are parked and used as homes)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- travel
- house
- construction
- …
verb + trailer
- live in
- buy
trailer + noun
- home
- house
- park
- …
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(North American English)
(also mobile home especially in North American English)
a small building for people to live in that is made in a factory and moved to a permanent place
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- travel
- house
- construction
- …
verb + trailer
- live in
- buy
trailer + noun
- home
- house
- park
- …
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(especially British English)
(North American English usually preview)
a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it
- He featured in the trailer for the movie.
- The review said that if you've seen the trailer, you needn't bother watching this film.
Synonyms advertisement
advertisementpublicity ▪ ad ▪ commercial ▪ promotion ▪ trailerThese are all words for a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service.
advertisement a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service; an example of something that shows its good qualities; the act of advertising something and making it public:
They ran advertisements on TV and on social media.
Dirty streets are no advertisement for a prosperous society.
publicity [U] the business of attracting the attention of the public to somebody/something such as a company, book, film, film star or product; the things that are done to attract attention:
She works in publicity.
There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film.
ad, advert (informal) a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service:
We put an ad on that website.
an ad for a new chocolate bar
commercial an advertisement on television or on the radio.promotion a set of advertisements for a particular product or service; activities done in order to increase the sales of a product or service:
a special promotion of local products
She works in sales and promotion.
trailer (especially British English) a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it.
Patterns
- (a/an) advertisement/publicity/ad/commercial/promotion/trailer for something
- a TV/television/radio/cinema advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- an online/internet advertisement/ad/commercial/promotion
- to run/show a(n) advertisement/ad/commercial/trailer
Topics TV, radio and newsc1, Film and theatrec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- preview
- promotional
- theatrical
- …
verb + trailer
- see
- watch
preposition
- trailer for
- in a/the trailer
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