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Trailing

Trailing Meaning & Definition
Trailing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trailing?

[n] the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
[adj] having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trailing: behind(p) | down | tracking

Related Terms | Find terms related to Trailing:

See Also | chase | following | pursuit

Trailing In Webster's Dictionary

\Trail"ing\, a. & vb. n. from {Trail}. {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}. {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale. {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.

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