as in caravans
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 trailers
In the meantime, students have been attending classes in makeshift trailers.
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Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Mobile home owners own their trailers but rent the land beneath them.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
On the north side of Texas 114, trucks hauled trailers filled with debris or were empty waiting to be loaded.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Based out of Sylvan Lake, a lakeside town of 17,500 roughly halfway between Calgary and Edmonton, Tactical's trailers are quite clearly inspired by the rugged terrain and weather of Western Canada, much of the most scenic of which can be found just west in and beyond the Canadian Rockies.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
The trailers weigh from 7,500 to about 8,200 pounds.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
British Army Challenger 2 tanks of the 5th Battalion The Rifles stand on truck trailers for transport after the tanks arrived by ship on March 22, 2017 at Paldiski, Estonia.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
By that, Rothman meant, stop with the 30 minutes of commercials and trailers before movies even start.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
Mobile home owners own their trailers but rent the land beneath them.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
On the north side of Texas 114, trucks hauled trailers filled with debris or were empty waiting to be loaded.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Based out of Sylvan Lake, a lakeside town of 17,500 roughly halfway between Calgary and Edmonton, Tactical's trailers are quite clearly inspired by the rugged terrain and weather of Western Canada, much of the most scenic of which can be found just west in and beyond the Canadian Rockies.
—New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
The trailers weigh from 7,500 to about 8,200 pounds.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
British Army Challenger 2 tanks of the 5th Battalion The Rifles stand on truck trailers for transport after the tanks arrived by ship on March 22, 2017 at Paldiski, Estonia.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
By that, Rothman meant, stop with the 30 minutes of commercials and trailers before movies even start.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailers
Noun
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During the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who came into office in October 2024, there have been 18 migrant caravans leaving from Tapachula.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some threads of trade connected the different zones, like the Silk Road across central Asia, or the trans-Saharan caravans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Texas lawmakers are set hear testimony in Austin on Monday as part of an ongoing inquiry into the deadly central Texas flooding that killed 27 people at Camp Mystic in July of 2025, including girls who were campers.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In January 2023, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Jerry Parish was shot while clearing the forest of campers.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Trailers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailers. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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