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  • 11Trail — (tr[=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line; probably from a… …

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  • 12Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes — as it follows the Coeur d Alene River Length 73 miles (117 km) Location Idaho Panhandle …

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  • 13trail — [n] path, track aisle, beaten track*, byway, footpath, footprints, footsteps, groove*, mark, marks, pathway, road, route, rut, scent, spoor, stream, stroll, tail, trace, train, wake, way; concept 501 trail [v] lag behind, follow bedog, bring up… …

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  • 14Trail of Civilizations — was the motto of a symposium, held in August 2006 in Indonesia under the auspices of the governor of Central Java and the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Climax of the event was a ballet performance in front of the temple of Borobudur …

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  • 15trail — trail1 [ treıl ] noun count ** ▸ 1 path in countryside ▸ 2 series of marks/objects ▸ 3 damage/harm ▸ 4 connected evidence ▸ 5 series of activities ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a path through the countryside, especially one designed for walking for pleasure:… …

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  • 16trail — 1 verb 1 (intransitive, transitive always + adv/prep) if something trails behind you, or if you trail it behind you, it gets pulled behind you as you move along (+ across/in/through): She walked slowly along the path, her skirt trailing in the… …

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  • 17trail */*/ — I UK [treɪl] / US verb Word forms trail : present tense I/you/we/they trail he/she/it trails present participle trailing past tense trailed past participle trailed 1) [intransitive] to move slowly and in a tired or unhappy way, often so that you… …

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  • 18trail — [[t]tre͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ trails, trailing, trailed 1) N COUNT A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests. He was following a broad trail through the trees. Syn: track 2) N COUNT A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads,… …

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  • 19trail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 line/smell that sb/sth leaves behind ADJECTIVE ▪ scent ▪ Ants follow a scent trail laid down previously. ▪ blood, smoke, vapour/vapor ▪ faint …

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  • 20trail — trailingly, adv. trailless, adj. /trayl/, v.t. 1. to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind. 2. to bring or have floating after itself or oneself: a racing car trailing clouds of dust. 3. to follow the track …

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