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As nouns the difference between trailer and grammar

is that trailer is trailer (vehicle) while grammar is a system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.

As a verb grammar is

(obsolete|intransitive) to discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.

trailer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who or something that trails.
  • Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
    • the trailer of a plant
  • An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
    • At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer .
  • * 1980' April, Greg Stone, ''Utility hauling? Do it with your boat '''trailer'' , '' , page 104,
    • My trailer' is a Highlander T-14 8G, one of the smallest ' trailers . I normally use it for carrying a pair of Sunfish sailboats that are much lighter than its 800-pound weight limit.
  • * 2004', Mike Byrnes & Associates, ''Bumper to Bumper: The Complete Guide to Tractor-'''Trailer Operations , page 310,
    • Or you can slide the trailer'?s tandem forward toward the tractor. This changes the kingpin weight because you changed the “A” dimension of the ' trailer along with its wheel-base.
  • * 2009 , Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine , page 122,
    • There is also a strong preference to avoid the cave effect associated with the front of most horse trailers' and a strong desire to face the large opening between the top of the rear doors and the roof of the ' trailer .
  • (US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
    • We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.
  • (US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
    • The young couple?s first home was in a trailer.
  • (chiefly, US, media) A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
    • The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.
  • A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
  • (computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card .
    • ''The linked list terminates with a trailer record.
  • (networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
    • The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.

    Usage notes

    * In Australia and the UK, use of trailer in the sense of “preview of a film” is gaining currency over the synonym preview, due to US influence.

    Synonyms

    * * camper (US), camper van, caravan (UK), mobile home * (prefabricated home that could be towed but typically is not) mobile home * (preview of a film) preview, teaser * sentinel

    Antonyms

    * header

    Derived terms

    * horse trailer * tractor-trailer * trailer card (computing) * trailer park * trailer sailer * trailer tent * trailer trash

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
    • The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    grammar

    English

    Alternative forms

    * grammary

    Noun

  • A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
  • (uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
  • A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
  • (computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.
  • * 2006 , Patrick Blackburn · Johan Bos · Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now! , §8.2
    • Because real lexicons are big and complex, from a software engineering perspective it is best to write simple grammars that have a simple, well-defined way, of pulling out the information they need from vast lexicons. That is, grammars should be thought of as separate entities which can access the information contained in lexicons. We can then use specialised mechanisms for efficiently storing the lexicon and retrieving data from it.
  • (computing theory) A formal system defining a formal language
  • The basic rules or principles of a field of knowledge or a particular skill.
  • * 2011 , (Javier Solana) and (Daniel Innerarity), Project Syndicate, The New Grammar of Power :
    • We must learn a new grammar of power in a world that is made up more of the common good – or the common bad – than of self-interest or national interest.
  • (British, archaic) A textbook.
    • a grammar of geography
  • (UK) A grammar school.
  • * 2012, Graeme Paton, A green light for more grammars ?'' (in ''The Daily Telegraph , 11 January 2012)

    • Synonyms

    * (linguistics) morpho-syntax (from the relationship between morphology and syntax)

    Hyponyms

    * * *

    Derived terms

    * * *

    Related terms

    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use grammar.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * *

    External links

    * grammar] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary ----