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Webster 1913 Edition

Trailing

Trail′ing

,
Adj.
&
vb.
Noun.
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.
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Trailing wheel
,
a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trailing

TRA'ILING

,
ppr.
Hunting by the track; drawing on the ground; trading down; laying flat; bringing to a lower position; drawing out in length.
Since men of foot whose broad-set backs their trailing hair did hide.

Definition 2024

trailing

trailing

English

Adjective

trailing ‎(not comparable)

  1. (rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel.

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trailing

  1. present participle of trail

Noun

trailing ‎(plural trailings)

  1. Fabric or other material that trails.
    • Mary E. Wilkins, The Portion of Labor
      […] 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 […]
    • 2010, Regina S. Baraban, Joseph F. Durocher, Successful Restaurant Design
      All too often, the spout of a soap dispenser rests over the counter and leaves trailings of soap that must be wiped up frequently if a clean appearance is to be maintained.

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