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trai l-blazing also trailblazing ADJ [ADJ n] A trail-blazing idea, event, or organization is new, exciting, and original. □  …a trail-blazing agreement that could lead to a global ban on nuclear weapons.

trail|er /tre I lə ^r / (trailers )

1 N‑COUNT A trailer is a container on wheels which is pulled by a car or other vehicle and which is used for transporting large or heavy items.

2 N‑COUNT A trailer is the long rear section of a lorry or truck, in which the goods are carried.

3 N‑COUNT A trailer is a long vehicle without an engine which people use as a home or as an office and which can be pulled behind a car. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, use caravan 4 N‑COUNT A trailer for a film or television programme is a set of short extracts which are shown to advertise it.

trai l|er park (trailer parks ) also trailer court N‑COUNT A trailer park is an area where people can pay to park their trailers and live in them. [AM ] in BRIT, use caravan site

trai l|er trash N‑UNCOUNT [with sing or pl verb] Some people use trailer trash to refer to poor people who live in trailer parks and who they think are vulgar or worthless. This use could cause offence. [AM , INFORMAL , OFFENSIVE , DISAPPROVAL ]

trai l|er truck (trailer trucks ) N‑COUNT A trailer truck is a truck or lorry that is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily. [AM ] in BRIT, usually use articulated lorry

train

➊ NOUN USES

➋ VERB USES

➊ train ◆◆◇ /tre I n/ (trains )

1 N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another. □  The train pulled into a station. □  We can catch the early morning train. □  He arrived in Shenyang by train yesterday.

2 N‑COUNT A train of vehicles, people, or animals is a long line of them travelling slowly in the same direction. □ [+ of ] …a long train of oil tankers.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A train of thought or a train of events is a connected sequence, in which each thought or event seems to occur naturally or logically as a result of the previous one. □ [+ of ] He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it. □ [+ of ] Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.

4 N‑COUNT The train of a woman's formal dress or wedding dress is the long part at the back of it which flows along the floor behind her.

5 PHRASE If a process or event is in train or has been set in train , it is happening or starting to happen. [mainly BRIT ] □  He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government. in AM, usually use in motion

➋ train ◆◆◇ /tre I n/ (trains , training , trained )

1 VERB If someone trains you to do something, they teach you the skills that you need in order to do it. If you train to do something, you learn the skills that you need in order to do it. □ [V n to-inf] The U.S. was ready to train its troops to participate. □ [V to-inf] Stavros was training to be a teacher. □ [V + as ] Psychiatrists initially train as doctors. □ [V n + in ] We don't train them only in bricklaying, but also in other building techniques. □ [V ] Companies tend to favour the lawyer who has trained with a good quality City firm. □ [V -ed] I'm a trained nurse. [Also V n] ●  -trained COMB □  Mr. Koutab is an American-trained lawyer. ●  train|er (trainers ) N‑COUNT □  …a book for both teachers and teacher trainers.

2 VERB To train a natural quality or talent that someone has, for example their voice or musical ability, means to help them to develop it. □ [V n] I see my degree as something which will train my mind and improve my chances of getting a job.