trail
[ treyl ]
/ treɪl /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Idioms for trail
- to hold a rifle in the right hand at an oblique angle, with the muzzle forward and the butt a few inches off the ground.
- a command to trail arms.
trail arms, Military.
Origin of trail
1275–1325; Middle English
trailen to draw or drag in the rear; compare Old English
træglian to tear off; cognate with Middle Dutch
traghelen to drag; akin to Latvian
dragât to tear off, drag
OTHER WORDS FROM trail
Words nearby trail
tragion,
tragopan,
tragus,
traherne,
traik,
trail,
trail away,
trail bike,
trail boss,
trail herd,
trail man
Example sentences from the Web for trail
British Dictionary definitions for trail
trail
/ (treɪl) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of trail
trail-less, adjectiveWord Origin for trail
C14: from Old French
trailler to draw, tow, from Vulgar Latin
tragulāre (unattested), from Latin
trāgula dragnet, from
trahere to drag; compare Middle Dutch
traghelen to drag
Idioms and Phrases with trail
trail
see blaze a trail.