word-vault/dist/data/cards/tr/trailer.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "trailer",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a truck, or a container with wheels, that is pulled by another vehicle",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a car towing a trailer with a boat on it"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lorry", "truck", "car"],
                "verb + trailer": ["load", "pull", "tow"],
                "trailer + verb": ["carry something"],
                "trailer + noun": ["hitch", "truck"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the trailer", "onto a/​the trailer"],
                "phrases": ["a tractor and trailer"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "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",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **trailer park** *(= an area where trailers are parked and used as homes)*"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["travel", "house", "construction"],
                "verb + trailer": ["live in", "buy"],
                "trailer + noun": ["home", "house", "park"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a small building for people to live in that is made in a factory and moved to a permanent place",
            "labels": "(North American English)especially in North American English",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["travel", "house", "construction"],
                "verb + trailer": ["live in", "buy"],
                "trailer + noun": ["home", "house", "park"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it",
            "labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He featured in the trailer for the movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The review said that if you've seen the trailer, you needn't bother watching this film."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news", "Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["preview", "promotional", "theatrical"],
                "verb + trailer": ["see", "watch"],
                "preposition": ["trailer for", "in a/​the trailer"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtreɪlə(r)/",
                "audio": "tr/trailer/trailer__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtreɪlər/",
                "audio": "tr/trailer/trailer__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}