different between tent vs trailer
tent
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?nt, IPA(key): /t?nt/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /t?nt/
- Homophone: tint
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /t?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
- Homophone: tint (with pin-pen merger)
Etymology 1
From Middle English tente, borrowed from Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin *tenta (“tent”), from the feminine of Latin tentus, ptp. of tendere (“to stretch, extend”). Displaced native Middle English tild, tilt (“tent, tilt”), from Old English teld (“tent”). Compare Spanish tienda (“store, shop; tent”).
Noun
tent (plural tents)
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
- (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
- 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner:
- A splendid tent was erected on the brae north of the town, and round that the countless congregation assembled.
- 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner:
- A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
tent (third-person singular simple present tents, present participle tenting, simple past and past participle tented)
- (intransitive) To go camping.
- We’ll be tented at the campground this weekend.
- (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
- The sheet tented over his midsection.
Translations
See also
- camp
- lean-to
- lodge
- pavilion, pavillion
- pitch
- tarp
Etymology 2
From Middle English tent (“attention”), aphetic variation of attent (“attention”), from Old French atente (“attention, intention”), from Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere (“to attend”).
Verb
tent (third-person singular simple present tents, present participle tenting, simple past and past participle tented)
- (archaic, Britain, Scotland, dialect) To attend to; to heed
- (archaic, Britain, Scotland, dialect) to guard; to hinder.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Noun
tent (plural tents)
- (archaic, Britain, Scotland, dialect) Attention; regard, care.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Lydgate to this entry?)
- (archaic) Intention; design.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Etymology 3
From Middle English tente (“a probe”), from Middle French tente, deverbal of tenter, from Latin tent?re (“to probe, test”), alteration of tempt?re (“to test, probe, tempt”).
Noun
tent (plural tents)
- (medicine) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
- (medicine) A probe for searching a wound.
Verb
tent (third-person singular simple present tents, present participle tenting, simple past and past participle tented)
- (medicine, sometimes figuratively) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
- to tent a wound
Etymology 4
From Spanish tinto (“deep-colored”), from Latin tinctus, past participle of tingo (“to dye”). More at tinge, tint, tinto. Compare claret (“French red wine”), also from color.
Noun
tent (plural tents)
- (archaic) A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; called also tent wine, and tinta.
See also
- claret, hock, sack
Anagrams
- Nett, nett
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tente, from Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin *tenta or *tenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?nt/
- Hyphenation: tent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
tent m (plural tenten, diminutive tentje n)
- tent (for camping, special occasions, etc.)
- pavillion
- Synonym: paviljoen
- (informal, Dutch, often in compounds) a building, especially one used for commercial purposes
- Synonym: keet
Derived terms
- circustent
- hottentottententententoonstelling
- kermistent
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tent
- past participle of tenne
Southern Kam
Adjective
tent
- short
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trailer
English
Etymology
From trail +? -er. The film sense derives from the fact that previews were formerly shown after the main feature, rather than before as is usual today.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?t?e?l?(?)/
- (US) enPR: tr??l?r, IPA(key): /?t?e?l?/
- Rhymes: -e?l?(?)
Noun
trailer (plural trailers)
- Someone who or something that trails.
- Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
- Synonyms: appendage, attachment, appendix, extension, extrusion
- the trailer of a plant
- An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
- At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
- 1980 April, Greg Stone, Utility hauling? Do it with your boat trailer, Popular Science, page 104,
- My trailer is a Highlander T-14 8G, one of the smallest trailers. I normally use it for carrying a pair of Sunfish sailboats that are much lighter than its 800-pound weight limit.
- 2004, Mike Byrnes & Associates, Bumper to Bumper: The Complete Guide to Tractor-Trailer Operations, page 310,
- Or you can slide the trailer?s tandem forward toward the tractor. This changes the kingpin weight because you changed the “A” dimension of the trailer along with its wheel-base.
- 2009, Norman Edward Robinson, Kim A. Sprayberry, Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, page 122,
- There is also a strong preference to avoid the cave effect associated with the front of most horse trailers and a strong desire to face the large opening between the top of the rear doors and the roof of the trailer.
- (US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
- Synonyms: (US) camper, camper van, (UK) caravan, mobile home
- (US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
- Synonym: mobile home
- (chiefly US, media) A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
- Synonyms: preview, teaser
- A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
- (computing) The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.
- Synonym: sentinel
- (networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
- Antonym: header
Usage notes
- In Australia and the UK, use of trailer in the sense of “preview of a film” is gaining currency over the synonym preview, due to US influence.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
trailer (third-person singular simple present trailers, present participle trailering, simple past and past participle trailered)
- To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
- The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.
Anagrams
- retiral, retrial
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch trailer, from English trailer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?trai?.l?r]
- Hyphenation: trai?lêr
Noun
trailer or trailêr
- semi-trailer
- (film) trailer, a preview of a film, video game or TV show.
Further reading
- “trailer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- trêiler (rare)
Noun
trailer m (plural trailers)
- trailer (short preview of a film)
- trailer (furnished vehicle towed behind another)
Romanian
Etymology
From English trailer.
Noun
trailer n (plural trailere)
- trailer
Declension
Spanish
Noun
trailer m (plural trailers or trailer)
- Alternative form of tráiler
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