Definition of trails Trails
/tɹejˈlz/ - [treylz] -
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What does trails mean?
Wiktionary 
- trails (Noun)
Plural of trail.
Part of speech
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| trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | ||
| cart track, cartroad, track the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track | ||
| cattle trail a trail over which cattle were driven to market | ||
| deer trail a trail worn by the passage of deer | ||
| horse-trail a trail for horses | ||
| indian trail a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians | ||
| mountain trail a trail through mountainous country | ||
| trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" | ||
| path, course, track a way especially designed for a particular use | ||
| slot a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" | ||
| trail - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | ||
| lead, track | ||
| evidence, grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" | ||
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| trail - drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" | ||
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| drag proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" | ||
| trail - move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; "John trailed behind his class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" | ||
| shack | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| trail - hang down so as to drag along the ground; "The bride's veiled trailed along the ground" | ||
| trail - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" | ||
| chase, chase after, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | ||
| pursue, follow follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" | ||
| tag along go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends" | ||
| chase away, drive away, drive off, dispel, drive out, turn back, run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" | ||
| tree stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | ||
| quest seek alms, as for religious purposes | ||
| hound, hunt, trace pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" | ||
| run down injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle | ||
| trail - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" | ||
| drag, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back | ||
| fall behind, dawdle, lag, fall back cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes" | ||
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Wiktionary
- trail (Noun)
The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky. - trail (Noun)
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc. - trail (Noun)
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme. - trail (Verb)
To follow behind someone or something; to tail someone or something. - trail (Verb)
To drag something behind on the ground. - trail (Verb)
To leave a trail of. - trail (Verb)
To show a trailer of a film, TV show etc. ; to release or publish a preview of a report etc. in advance of the full publication. - trail (Verb)
To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- trail (v. t.)
To hunt by the track; to track. - trail (v. t.)
To draw or drag, as along the ground. - trail (v. t.)
To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle. - trail (v. t.)
To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat. - trail (v. t.)
To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon. - trail (v. i.)
To be drawn out in length; to follow after. - trail (v. i.)
To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb. - trail (n.)
A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail. - trail (n.)
A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains. - trail (n.)
Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke. - trail (n.)
Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. - trail (n.)
Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. - trail (n.)
A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. - trail (n.)
The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep. - trail (n.)
That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun. - trail (n.)
The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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trail
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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trail
trāl, v.t. to draw along the ground: to hunt by tracking: to draw out, lead on: to tread down, as grass, by walking through: to carry, as a musket or pike, in an oblique forward position, the breech or the butt near the ground.—v.i. to be drawn out in length, to hang or drag loosely behind: to run or climb as a plant: to move with slow sweeping motion: to drag one's self lazily along.—n. anything drawn out in length: track followed by the hunter.—ns. Trail′er, one who trails: a climbing plant: a carriage dragged (or trailed) behind another to which the motive power is applied; Trail′-net, a drag-net. [O. Fr. traail—Low L. trahale—L. traha, a sledge—trahĕre, to draw.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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In tactics, to carry, as a fire-arm, with the butt near the ground, and the muzzle inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle. -
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In gunnery, the end of a traveling-carriage, opposite to the wheels, and upon which the carriage slides when unlimbered. See ORDNANCE, CARRIAGES FOR.
Wikipedia 
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A trail is a pedestrian path or road mainly used for walking, but often also for cycling, cross-country skiing or other activities. Some trails are off-limits to everyone other than hikers, and few trails allow motorized vehicles.
Nomenclature.
In the United States, the word footpath is also used to mean a trail; however in Australian English, New Zealand English, Indian English, and Irish English this word means "sidewalk" (American English) or "pavement" (British English).
In Australia, the word track can be used interchangeably with trail, and can refer to anything from a dirt road to a pedestrian walkway (generally also unpaved). The term "trail" gained popularity during World War II, when many servicemen from the United States were stationed in Australia, which probably influenced its being adopted by elements of the Australian media at the time (see Kokoda Track). In New Zealand, the word track is used almost exclusively except in reference to cross-country skiing, where trail is used.
Walking trails.
Trail use has become very popular for a wide variety of users. Some trails are meant as nature trails, and are used by people learning about the natural world. Many trails are day trails, what means that they are generally used by people out for a short hike, less than a day. Some trails are backpacking trails, or long-distance trails, and are used by both day hikers and by backpackers. Some of the trails are over a thousand miles (1,500 km) long and may be hiked in sectio
