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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: trail - trainband</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="trail"> trail, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a path across a wild or unsettled region. Ex. the Oregon Trail. The scouts followed mountain trails for days. <DD> 2a. a track or smell. Ex. The dogs found the trail of the rabbit. <DD> b. a mark left where something has been dragged or has passed along. Ex. the trail of a snail or a snake. <DD> 3. anything that follows along behind. Ex. As the car sped down the road, it left a trail of dust behind it. <DD> 4. the train of a skirt or gown. <DD> 5. the lower end of a gun carriage, which rests or slides on the ground when the carriage is unlimbered. <DD> 6. the command or position of trail arms. <DD>v.t. 1. to follow the trail or track of; hunt by track or smell; track. Ex. to trail a bear, to trail a thief. The dogs trailed the rabbit. <DD> 2a. to follow along behind; follow. Ex. The dog trailed its master constantly. <DD> b. to follow in a long, uneven line. Ex. The campers trailed their leader down the mountainside. <DD> 3a. to pull, drag, or draw along behind. Ex. The child trailed a toy horse after him. She trailed her gown through the mud. <DD> b. to draw along wearily or with difficulty. Ex. The bird trailed its broken wing. <DD> 4. to carry or bring by or as if by dragging. Ex. to trail snow into a house. <DD> 5. to bring or have floating after itself. Ex. a car trailing dust. <DD> 6. to lengthen in time; protract. <DD> 7a. (U.S.) to make a path by treading down (grass or other growth). <DD> b. to mark out (a trail or track). <DD> 8. to bring, hold, or carry (a rifle or lance) at trail arms. <DD>v.i. 1. to draw along behind; be pulled along behind; drag. Ex. Her dress trails on the ground. <DD> 2. to hang down or float loosely from something. <DD> 3. to grow along. Ex. Poison ivy trailed by the road. <DD> 4. to go along slowly, idly, or with difficulty, as if dragging along. Ex. The children trailed to school. <DD> 5. to move or float from and after something moving, as dust or smoke. <DD> 6. to extend in a long, uneven line; straggle. Ex. refugees trailing from their ruined village. <DD> 7. to follow, fall, or lag behind, as in a race. <DD> 8. to follow a trail, track, or scent. <DD> 9. to pass little by little. Ex. Her voice trailed off into silence. expr. blaze the trail, to pioneer or prepare the way for something new. Ex. The Treaty blazes the trail to full-scale political federation in Western Europe (London Times). expr. hit the trail, (U.S.) <DD> a. to set out; depart. Ex. Men can pass out the church door, shoulder their packs ... and unconcernedly hit the trail to the lower [regions] (Outing). <DD> b. (Slang.) to go away at once; get out. Ex. The sheriff ordered the suspicious-looking stranger to hit the trail. adj. trailless. </DL> <A NAME="trailarms"> trail arms,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the military command to bring or hold a weapon at the side with the butt nearly on the ground and the muzzle tilted forward. <DD> 2. the position in the manual of arms in which a weapon is thus held. </DL> <A NAME="trailbaston"> trailbaston, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of a class of lawless ruffians in England against whom ordinances were issued in the 1300's. </DL> <A NAME="trailbike"> trail bike,<DL COMPACT><DD> a lightweight, rugged motorcycle for use on rough terrain. Ex. Anyone hoping to escape the filth and din of cities for the quiet beauty of our woods, mountains, or deserts is ... greeted by the rattling snarl of trail bikes, dune buggies, and the like (Time). </DL> <A NAME="trailblazer"> trailblazer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that pioneers or prepares the way to something new. Ex. In the field of art, he has been a veritable trailblazer (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="trailblazing"> trailblazing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that prepares or shows the way, especially to something new; innovating; pioneering. Ex. trailblazing projects or exploits. He has written five trailblazing books on education (Time). </DL> <A NAME="trailbreaker"> trailbreaker, noun. =trailblazer.</DL> <A NAME="trailer"> trailer, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a cargo vehicle to be pulled along the highway. There are small two-wheeled trailers pulled by automobiles, and large trailers pulled by trucks, especially by trucks that lack bodies of their own. <DD> 2. a vehicle fitted up for people to live in and usually pulled by an automobile; house trailer. <DD> 3. a trailing plant or branch; vine that grows along the ground. (SYN) creeper, runner. <DD> 4. a person or animal that follows a trail; tracker. <DD> 5. a few scenes shown to advertise a forthcoming motion picture or television program. <DD>v.i. to travel in a trailer. Ex. If you're camping or trailering, you have nothing to worry about clear across the province (Maclean's). <DD>v.t. to take by trailer. </DL> <A NAME="trailerability"> trailerability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being trailerable. </DL> <A NAME="trailerable"> trailerable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be used or lived in as a trailer. </DL> <A NAME="trailercamp"> trailer camp, =trailer court.</DL> <A NAME="trailercoach"> trailer coach,<DL COMPACT><DD> a trailer used as a place to live. </DL> <A NAME="trailercourt"> trailer court,<DL COMPACT><DD> a site equipped with running water, electricity, and other facilities, for accommodating automobile trailers. Ex. The families began to cultivate the little twelve-by-fifty foot plots of ground allotted to them in the trailer court (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="trailerite"> trailerite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who travels or lives in a house trailer. Ex. Trailerites, of course, buy less furniture and kitchen appliances than most householders (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="trailerpark"> trailer park, =trailer court.</DL> <A NAME="trailership"> trailership, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ship designed to carry loaded truck trailers as cargo. </DL> <A NAME="trailershipping"> trailershipping, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the work or business of shipping by trailership. </DL> <A NAME="trailingarbutus"> trailing arbutus, =arbutus (def. 1).</DL> <A NAME="trailingedge"> trailing edge,<DL COMPACT><DD> the rearward edge of an airfoil or propeller blade. </DL> <A NAME="trailmix"> trail mix,<DL COMPACT><DD> a mixture of nuts, seeds, and dried fruits, used as a snack by hikers and campers. Ex. "I carry trail mix the way some people carry chewing tobacco" (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="trailrope"> trail rope,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a rope trailed on the ground to check the speed of a balloon. <DD> 2. =prolonge. </DL> <A NAME="train"> train, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a connected line of railroad cars moving along together. Ex. A very long freight train of 100 cars rolled by. <DD> 2. a line, as of people, animals, wagons, or trucks, moving along together; caravan. Ex. The early settlers crossed the continent by wagon train. (SYN) row, chain, file, procession. <DD> 3. a collection of vehicles, animals, and men accompanying an army to carry supplies, baggage, ammunition, or any equipment or materials. <DD> 4. a part that hangs down and drags along behind. Ex. The train of a lady's gown. <DD> 5. something that is drawn along behind; trailing part; tail. Ex. the train of a peacock, the train of a comet. <DD> 6. a group of followers; retinue. Ex. the king and his train, a train of admirers. <DD> 7. (Figurative.) <DD> a. a series; succession; sequence. Ex. A long train of misfortunes overcame the hero. <DD> b. an order of succession; continuous course. Ex. Now where was I when you interrupted? I seem to have lost my train of thought. <DD> c. a succession of results or conditions following some event. Ex. The flood brought starvation and disease in its train. <DD> 8. a line of gunpowder that acts as a fuze to fire a charge or mine. <DD> 9. a series of connected parts, such as wheels and pinions, through which motion is transmitted in a machine. <DD> 10. (Physics.) a series of wave cycles, pulses, etc., such as one caused by a short periodic disturbance. <DD>v.t. 1. to bring up; rear; teach. Ex. He trained his sons to respect their parents and teachers. (SYN) educate. <DD> 2. to make skillful by teaching and practice. Ex. to train people as nurses. <DD> 3. to discipline and instruct (an animal) to be useful, be obedient, perform tricks, race, or otherwise respond to command. Ex. to train a horse. Saint Bernard dogs were trained to hunt for travelers lost in the snow. <DD> 4. to make fit for a sport by proper exercise and diet. Ex. to train a boxer. <DD> 5. to bring into a particular position; make grow in a particular way. Ex. Train the vine around this post. <DD> 6. to aim, point, or direct. Ex. to train cannon upon a fort. <DD> 7. to trail or drag. <DD> 8. (Archaic.) to allure; entice; take in. <DD>v.i. 1. to be trained; undergo training. <DD> 2. to train some person, group, or thing. <DD> 3. to make oneself fit, as by proper exercise and diet. Ex. to train for a prizefight. Runners train for races. expr. in train, in proper order, arrangement, or sequence; in process. Ex. Arrangements are also in train for us to borrow a further $500 million from the American Export-Import Bank (Sunday Times). adj. trainable. </DL> <A NAME="trainability"> trainability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the ability to be trained. Ex. The authors concluded that trainability in most occupations may be reasonably well predicted (E. G. Williamson). </DL> <A NAME="trainband"> trainband, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an organized group of trained citizen soldiers not in the regular army, such as existed in England in the 1500's, 1600's, and 1700's. </DL> <A HREF="trainbea.dic">NEXT</A>