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trailing

  • /ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ

adjective

  1. not comparable, of points and crossovers That converge in the direction of travel. On the far hillside we are approaching can be descried a bridge on the first section (Ruabon–Llangollen) of the important G.W.R. branch to Dolgelley, which will shortly join our main line by means of a trailing junction.
  2. not comparable That follows behind; especially, that is attached and pulled behind. the trailing railcars

Opposite: facing, leading

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of trail

noun trailings

  1. Fabric or other material that trails. […] their roots, projecting in fibrous sprawls from their trunks, were their feet, and she pictured them advancing with wide trailings, and rustlings as of green draperies […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tracking, behind, down, finals, backend, dragging, hanging, back, closing, post, final, queueing, queuing, cattle, crawling, end

adjective

Opposite: facing, leading

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adj rail transport: converging in the direction of travel

Deutschanhängend, nachziehend, nachschleppend

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@misc{trailing_2026,
  title = {trailing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trailing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}