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   trail

   /treɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something: "a trail of blood on the grass" Similar seriesstreamstringlinechainrowsuccessiontraintrainchainseriessequenceaftermath
   • ▪ a track, scent, or other indication used in following someone or hunting an animal: "police followed his trail to Dorset" Similar trackspoorpathscenttracesmarkssignsprintsimprintsimpressionsfootprintsfootmarksfootsteps
   • 2. a long thin part or line stretching behind or hanging down from something: "smoke trails" Similar waketailstreamslipstreamlinerowtrainfilerankcolumnprocessionstringchainarraygroupfollowingentourageconvoyqueue
   • 3. a beaten path through the countryside: "country parks with nature trails" Similar pathbeaten pathpathwaywayfootpathtrackcourseroadroute
   • ▪ a route followed for a particular purpose: "the hotel is well off the tourist trail" Similar pathbeaten pathpathwaywayfootpathtrackcourseroadroute
   • ▪ a downhill ski run or cross-country ski route: North American "this steep trail is as firm as off-piste spring snow"
   • 4. a trailer for a film or broadcast: "a recent television trail for ‘The Bill’"
   • 5. the rear end of a gun carriage, resting or sliding on the ground when the gun is unlimbered.

   verb

   • 1. draw or be drawn along behind someone or something: "Alex trailed a hand through the clear water" Similar dragsweepbe drawndrawstreamdanglehang (down)towdrooparchaic:depend
   • ▪ (typically of a plant) grow or hang over the edge of something or along the ground: "the roses grew wild, their stems trailing over the banks" Similar creepcrawlslideslinkslither
   • 2. walk or move slowly or wearily: "he baulked at the idea of trailing around the shops" Similar trudgeploddrag oneselfwanderamblemeanderdriftdawdlestraggleloiterlingerlagfall behindtake one's timenot keep upbring up the reartraikinformal:tag along behind
   • ▪ (of the voice or a speaker) fade gradually before stopping: "her voice trailed away" Similar fadedwindlediminishlessenwaneebbsubsideweakenpeter outmelt awayfizzle outtaper offtail offgrow faintgrow dimevaporatedisappearvanishdiecome to nothingcome to a haltcome to an endrun out
   • 3. follow (a person or animal) by using marks or scent left behind: "Sam suspected they were trailing him" Similar followpursuetracktraceshadowstalkdoghoundspoorhunt (down)coursekeep an eye onkeep in sightrun to earthrun to groundrun downinformal:tailkeep tabs onkeep a tab on
   • 4. be losing to an opponent in a game or contest: "the defending champions were trailing 10—5 at half-time" Similar losebe downbe behindlag behindfall behinddrop behind
   • 5. give advance publicity to (a film, broadcast, or proposal): "the bank's plans have been extensively trailed" Similar advertisepublicizeannounceproclaimpreviewshow excerpts ofcall attention toinformal:hype
   • 6. apply (slip) through a nozzle or spout to decorate ceramic ware.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French traillier ‘to tow’, or Middle Low German treilen ‘haul a boat’, based on Latin tragula ‘dragnet’, from trahere ‘to pull’. Compare with trawl. The noun originally denoted the train of a robe, later generalized to denote something trailing.

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   What does a trail mean?

   • A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose. ...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails. A trail is a series of marks or other signs of movement or other activities left by someone or something. He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes.

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   What does track mean?

   • to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind. a racing car trailing clouds of dust. to follow the track, trail, or scent of; track. to follow along behind (another), as in a race. to mark out, as a track. to tread down or make a path through (grass or the like). to draw out, as speech; protract.

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   What is the difference between a trail and a path?

   • loading examples... A trail is an unpaved path, like the narrow trail you follow through the woods on your hike. A trail can also be a series of clues that are left behind, also forming a kind of path.

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   What does trailing mean?

   • trail something in something As the boat moved along, he trailed his hand in the water. trail back The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session. be trailing behind After a mile or two the youngest children were trailing behind. be trailing by The Canadian team is trailing by six points.

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   • English (US)

     TRAIL meaning: 1. a path through a countryside, mountain, or...

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     TRAIL translate: 鄉間（山間或林間等）小道, 臭跡;蹤跡;痕跡, 蛛絲馬跡，線索, 緩慢地移動,...

   • Trail in Simplified Chinese

     TRAIL translate: 乡间（山间或林间等）小道, 臭迹;踪迹;痕迹, 蛛丝马迹，线索, 缓慢地移动,...

   • Znaczenie Trail, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     trail definicja: 1. a path through a countryside, mountain,...

   • Trail Spanish Translation

     TRAIL translate: sendero, rastro, senda [feminine,...

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   trail: 1 n a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country Examples: Iditarod Trail a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome Santa Fe Trail a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century Chisholm Trail a former cattle trail from ...

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