trailing

trailing

English

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Adjective

trailing (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

• facing
• leading

Derived terms

• trailing points

Translations

converging in the direction of travel

German: anhängend (de), nachziehend, nachschleppend

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• Tringali, antigirl, ringtail, trialing