trailer
noun /ˈtreɪlə(r)/
/ˈtreɪlər/
- a car towing a trailer with a boat on it
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lorry
- truck
- car
- …
- load
- pull
- tow
- …
- carry something
- hitch
- truck
- on a/the trailer
- onto a/the trailer
- a tractor and trailer
- (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 Dictionaryadjective- travel
- house
- construction
- …
- live in
- buy
- home
- house
- park
- …
- (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 placeOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- travel
- house
- construction
- …
- live in
- buy
- home
- house
- park
- …
- (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 advertisementadvertisementTopics TV, radio and newsc1, Film and theatrec1- publicity
- ad
- commercial
- promotion
- trailer
- 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.
- (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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- preview
- promotional
- theatrical
- …
- see
- watch
- trailer for
- in a/the trailer