trail

IPA: trˈeɪɫ

noun

  • The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
  • A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
  • A route or circuit generally.
  • (television) A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
  • (graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
  • The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
  • A city in British Columbia, Canada.
  • A city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.
  • A census-designated place in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

verb

  • (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
  • (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
  • (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
  • (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
  • (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
  • (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
  • (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
  • To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
  • (military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
  • To create a trail in.
  • To travel by following or creating trails.
  • To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
  • (dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
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Examples of "trail" in Sentences

  • The trail ascends to the summit.
  • The damage to the trail was repaired.
  • The hardships of the trail were many.
  • The carriage was of the split trail type.
  • Start of the trail at the end of the road.
  • Controversy surrounded the creation of the trail.
  • The difficulty of the trail is often underestimated.
  • See the Bushy Creek Trail and the Koonung Creek Trail.
  • The trail leaves the Pacific Crest Trail from the diversion dam.
  • The Metacomet Monadnock Trail and the Robert Frost Trail traverse the mountain.

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