Trailer vs. Trolley — What's the Difference?

A large transport vehicle designed to be hauled by a truck or tractor.

A large metal basket or frame on wheels, used for transporting heavy or large items, such as supermarket purchases or luggage at an airport or railway station.

A furnished vehicle drawn by a truck or automobile and used when parked as a dwelling or office.

A wheel attached to a pole, used for collecting current from an overhead electric wire to drive a tram.

A short, blank strip of film at the end of a reel.

Short for trolleybus or trolley car

A short filmed advertisement for a movie; a preview.

A streetcar.

To transport by a trailer

A device that collects electric current from an underground conductor, an overhead wire, or a third rail and transmits it to the motor of an electric vehicle.

To travel or live in a trailer.

A small truck or car operating on a track and used in a mine, quarry, or factory for conveying materials.

Someone who or something that trails.

A wheeled carriage, cage, or basket that is suspended from and travels on an overhead track.

Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.

Chiefly British A light cart designed to be moved by hand.

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.

To convey (passengers) or travel by trolley.

(US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.

A trolley pole; a single-pole device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line, normally for a tram/streetcar or a trolleybus.

(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.

(US) A streetcar or light train.

A preview of a film, video game or TV show.

A light rail, tramway, trolleybus or streetcar system.

A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.

(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.

A truck which travels along the fixed conductors in an electric railway, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.

(networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.

A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley.

To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.

(British) A hand truck.

One who, or that which, trails.

(British) A soapbox car.

A wheeled vehicle without a motor, designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle in front of it;

(British) A gurney, a stretcher with wheeled legs.

A short blank segment of movie film attached to the end; - used for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

(Philippines) A handcar.

A short film consisting primarily of one or more short portions of a film, used in promotions or advertisements shortly before initial release of a film.

To bring to by trolley.

A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.

To use a trolley vehicle to go from one place to another.

Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

To travel by trolley (streetcar, trolleybus or light train).

An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like.

A large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity;

A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy