Trailer
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A trailer may refer to:
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In music:
In films and video:
In computing:
In transportation:
- Trailer (vehicle)Trailer (vehicle)A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....
, an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle- Bicycle trailerBicycle trailerA bicycle trailer is a motorless wheeled frame with a hitch system for transporting cargo by bicycle. It can greatly increase a bike's cargo capacity, allowing point-to-point haulage of objects up to 4 cubic yards in volume that weigh as much as half-a-ton.-Types:Different types of trailer are...
, a wheeled frame for hitching to a bicycle to tow cargo or passengers - Travel trailerTravel trailerA travel trailer or caravan is towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent . It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places...
, or caravan, a type of recreational trailer designed to provide sleeping space
- Bicycle trailer
- Semi-trailer truckSemi-trailer truckA semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle consisting of a towing engine , and a semi-trailer A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated truck...
- Semi-trailerSemi-trailerA semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported by a road tractor, a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer...
- Portable classroomPortable classroomA portable classroom A portable classroom A portable classroom (in Australian English a demountable and often referred to as a demountable, a "Terrapin" or a "Portakabin" (after the two companies) in the UK and called a prefab in Ireland (not to be confused with a prefabricated building) is a...
, a temporary classroom for schools with insufficient building capacity - Mobile homeMobile homeMobile homes or static caravans are prefabricated homes built in factories, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where they will be occupied...
, a housing unit built in factories, rather than on site - Full-trailer
- Construction trailerConstruction trailerConstruction trailers are mobile structures used to accommodate temporary offices, dining facilities and storage of building materials during construction projects.-Hook-ups:...
, temporary accommodation for offices and building materials storage on construction sites.
In music:
- Trailer (album)Trailer (album)Trailer is a punk influenced mini album by the band Ash featuring their first three singles. An expanded edition also includes 4 b-sides. The album was released in October, 1994 through Infectious Records...
, the 1994 album from the Northern Irish musical group Ash
In films and video:
- Trailer (book)Trailer (book)A book trailer is a video advertisement for a book which employs techniques similar to those of movie trailers. They are circulated on television and online in most common digital video formats....
, a short video for marketing a book - Trailer (film)Trailer (film)A trailer or preview is an advertisement or a commercial for a feature film that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema. The term "trailer" comes from their having originally been shown at the end of a feature film screening. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the...
, an advertisement, usually in the form of a brief excerpt or string of excerpts, for a new film- Teaser trailerTeaser trailerA teaser campaign is an advertising campaign which typically consists of a series of small, cryptic, challenging advertisements that anticipate a larger, full-blown campaign for a product launch or otherwise important event. These advertisements are called "teasers" or "teaser ads"...
, a truncated version of a theatrical or film trailer
- Teaser trailer
In computing:
- Trailer (information technology)Trailer (information technology)In information technology, trailer refers to supplemental data placed at the end of a block of data being stored or transmitted, which may contain information for the handling of the data block, or just mark its end....
, data appended to a main block of data to facilitate its processing