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 One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025 Daniel: There’s this scene in the trailer where Lois Lane is interviewing Superman. Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025 Hulu’s King of the Hill revival has a trailer, as well as a new member of its voice cast. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025 Ryan Gosling isn’t convinced that venturing to outer space seems like a blast in the first trailer for Amazon MGM Studios‘ sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directed the film that hits theaters March 20, 2026. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trailer
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Noun
  • Staff Pick: Iranians watching war from afar express conflicting emotions A caravan of vehicles rides while flying the Lion and Sun flag in Los Angeles.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2025
  • As in Guatemala and El Salvador, during the first Trump administration regional gang violence and drug trafficking pushed caravans of Honduran migrants into the United States.
    Katherine Corcoran, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Family members said that John and Julia Burgess were staying with their two young sons at the Blue Oak RV Park located on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville before the flood, KCEN-TV first reported on July 8.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
  • Aerial images show the grounds of HTR TX Hill Country Campground on the left and Blue Oak RV Park on the right.
    Layla Ferris July 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The storm and the driving rain at the Texas camp woke up some of the campers, including Georgia and Eloise Jones, at about 1 a.m. on July 4.
    Matt Gutman, ABC News, 9 July 2025
  • Rafael Martinez, 33, saw the images of the drowned and missing campers and drove four hours from Alvardo, Texas, to help with the search.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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  • The authorities added that, before being arrested, the owners put the lion in a van and attempted to flee to a neighboring district.
    Logan Holland, People.com, 7 July 2025
  • Brown provided the raft for the group’s protest and followed along in a van, while another vehicle trailed with emergency lights flashing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025

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“Trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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