Definition of Trailing

1. Noun. The pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind.

Exact synonyms: Tracking
Category relationships: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Generic synonyms: Chase, Following, Pursual, Pursuit
Derivative terms: Track, Trail

Definition of Trailing

1. Adjective. (rail transport of points and crossovers) to converge in the direction of travel ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of trail) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trailing

1. trail [v] - See also: trail

Medical Definition of Trailing

1. 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. Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage. (11 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trailing

trailerful
trailerfuls
trailering
trailerings
trailerist
trailerists
trailerite
trailerites
trailerless
trailerlike
trailers
trailhand
trailhands
trailhead
trailheads
trailing (current term)
trailing arbutus
trailing axle
trailing commission
trailing edge
trailing edges
trailing four o'clock
trailing points
trailing truck
trailing wheel
trailing windmills
trailingly
trailless
trails
trailside

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