- a word derived from tail.
Example Sentences
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The truck itself was unremarkable – a white tractor unit pulling a refrigerated tailer emblazoned with a polar bear logo – but it came with a police escort.
From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2018
In other positive signs, Pixar on Saturday released the teaser tailer for “The Incredibles 2,” which drew 113 million views to make it the biggest animated movie trailer launch ever.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2017
It may not be totally clear from this tailer what Evolution is actually about, but it's dark and creepy and very clear how eerie watching it is going to be.
From The Verge • Oct. 9, 2016
The navigator holds the jib on an auxiliary sheet as the port tailer releases the jib sheet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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One of the "Twins" has three hooks on his line, and occasionally lands three fish together, and now and again we get small bream and an occasional "tailer" of 2 lbs. or 3 lbs.
From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis