Trailing
Trail·ing
Trailing
a. & vb. n.
- a. & vb. n. from Trail.
Phrases & Compounds
- Trailing arbutus
- See under Arbutus.
- 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.