"trailing" meaning in All languages combined

See trailing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-trailing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trailing (not comparable)
  1. (rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Rail transportation Translations (converging in the direction of travel): anhängend (German), nachziehend (German), nachschleppend (German)
    Sense id: en-trailing-en-adj-85PVQpf8 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'converging in the direction of travel': 97 3
  2. That follows behind; especially, that is attached and pulled behind. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-trailing-en-adj-rrCAT1jF Categories (other): English terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trailing edge Related terms: trailer, semi-trailer, tractor-trailer

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-trailing.ogg [US] Forms: trailings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} trailing (plural trailings)
  1. Fabric or other material that trails. Derived forms: coat-trailing, semi-trailing, trailing arbutus, trailing axle, trailing commission, trailing points, trailing spring, trailing truck, trailing wheel
    Sense id: en-trailing-en-noun-joE0zz6x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: trailing edge

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-trailing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trailing
  1. present participle and gerund of trail Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trail
    Sense id: en-trailing-en-verb-i1sxqy6X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 12 14 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 20 15 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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