Trail
noun
A marked path or track, typically used for walking or hiking.
We followed the trail through the forest.
Often appears as...
- hiking trail
- follow the trail
noun
A trace or evidence of someone or something's past movement or actions.
They followed the trail of crumbs left by Hansel and Gretel.
Often appears as...
- trail of breadcrumbs
- on the trail
verb
To follow or chase someone or something.
The police are trailing the suspect.
Often appears as...
- trail behind
- trail after
verb
To be losing in a competitive situation.
Our team is trailing by two goals.
Often appears as...
- trail behind
- trailing in the polls
verb
To drag or let hang behind.
Her gown trailed along the floor.
Often appears as...
- trail on the floor
- trail in the wind
noun
A marked path or track, typically used for walking or hiking.
We followed the trail through the forest.
Often appears as...
- hiking trail
- follow the trail
noun
A trace or evidence of someone or something's past movement or actions.
They followed the trail of crumbs left by Hansel and Gretel.
Often appears as...
- trail of breadcrumbs
- on the trail
verb
To follow or chase someone or something.
The police are trailing the suspect.
Often appears as...
- trail behind
- trail after
verb
To be losing in a competitive situation.
Our team is trailing by two goals.
Often appears as...
- trail behind
- trailing in the polls
verb
To drag or let hang behind.
Her gown trailed along the floor.
Often appears as...
- trail on the floor
- trail in the wind
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Pro Tip 1/2Outdoor Context
Use 'trail' when referring to paths designed for nature activities.
Let's meet at the start of the nature trail.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Paved
'Trail' often applies to unpaved paths used for getting close to nature.
The mountain trail gets rocky, so wear good boots.
Pro Tip 1/2Outdoor Context
Use 'trail' when referring to paths designed for nature activities.
Let's meet at the start of the nature trail.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Paved
'Trail' often applies to unpaved paths used for getting close to nature.
The mountain trail gets rocky, so wear good boots.
Pro Tip 1/2Outdoor Context
Use 'trail' when referring to paths designed for nature activities.
Let's meet at the start of the nature trail.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Paved
'Trail' often applies to unpaved paths used for getting close to nature.
The mountain trail gets rocky, so wear good boots.
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How I climbed a...
They'd all hiked up the normal trail on the back, which I was planning on using for my descent. But between me and the summit lay a blank slab of granite. There were no cracks or edges to hold on to, just small ripples of texture up a slightly less than vertical wall. I had to trust my life to the friction between my climbing shoes and the smooth granite. I carefully balanced my way upward,
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Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
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Meet Gita, the robot...
utility worker a maintenance worker who needs to have their hands-free so they can perform useful labor while they're trailed by an intelligent toolbox let's say in a kind of campus type environment cheetah is your move ability helper allowing you to do things that you used
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The genius of Marie...
laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. For good or ill, her discoveries in radiation launched a new era, unearthing some of science's greatest secrets.
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The deadly irony of...
gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel fireworks into the sky? You might have seen old Westerns or cartoons where a trail of gunpowder is lit
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250 Miles of Adventure PIPE...
Plateau from the saddle up and even better a well-earned sense of accomplishment but then what might be the best part of the whole ride you finished on one of the world's best single tracks the porcupine rim trail which brings you into Moab at long last
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The sonic boom problem -...
Only after the object has passed will the observer hear the sonic boom. Where the Mach cone meets the ground, it forms a hyperbola, leaving a trail known as the boom carpet as it travels forward.
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Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
but his navigational equipment doesn't stop there wherever he goes glands on his barely laid on a scent that acts like a paper trail allowing him to retrace his steps back home
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Killer Ant Swarm...
extraordinary hunting trails large soldier ants line the trail protecting the smaller workers inside their massive jaws create an impregnable barricade
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Wolf Pack Hunts Buffalo...
during the winter the Buffalo will have to break trail running through the deep snow they tire more quickly than the wolves
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How I climbed a...
They'd all hiked up the normal trail on the back, which I was planning on using for my descent. But between me and the summit lay a blank slab of granite. There were no cracks or edges to hold on to, just small ripples of texture up a slightly less than vertical wall. I had to trust my life to the friction between my climbing shoes and the smooth granite. I carefully balanced my way upward,
Video examples
Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
Video examples
Meet Gita, the robot...
utility worker a maintenance worker who needs to have their hands-free so they can perform useful labor while they're trailed by an intelligent toolbox let's say in a kind of campus type environment cheetah is your move ability helper allowing you to do things that you used
Video examples
The genius of Marie...
laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. For good or ill, her discoveries in radiation launched a new era, unearthing some of science's greatest secrets.
Video examples
The deadly irony of...
gunpowder left its mark on the world in some pretty terrible ways, in contrast to the beautiful marks it can leave in the air. So, how does black powder propel fireworks into the sky? You might have seen old Westerns or cartoons where a trail of gunpowder is lit
Video examples
250 Miles of Adventure PIPE...
Plateau from the saddle up and even better a well-earned sense of accomplishment but then what might be the best part of the whole ride you finished on one of the world's best single tracks the porcupine rim trail which brings you into Moab at long last
Video examples
The sonic boom problem -...
Only after the object has passed will the observer hear the sonic boom. Where the Mach cone meets the ground, it forms a hyperbola, leaving a trail known as the boom carpet as it travels forward.
Video examples
Best Animal Escapes PIPE...
but his navigational equipment doesn't stop there wherever he goes glands on his barely laid on a scent that acts like a paper trail allowing him to retrace his steps back home
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
extraordinary hunting trails large soldier ants line the trail protecting the smaller workers inside their massive jaws create an impregnable barricade
Video examples
Wolf Pack Hunts Buffalo...
during the winter the Buffalo will have to break trail running through the deep snow they tire more quickly than the wolves
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Penny Lancaster
English Model
Rod's always opening doors for me, but I usually tell him to walk through first. Otherwise, if we're at a restaurant and I'm in front, the paparazzi end up getting a big giant close-up of me, and then he's trailing behind, looking like my little child!
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Rowan Atkinson
English Comedian
In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like.
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John F. Kerry
American Politician
In the time I've spent in public life, one of the things I've learned is that some issues look a lot different when you're actually in office compared to when you're on the campaign trail.
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Don Cheadle
American Actor
We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia - that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.
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Marilyn Ferguson
American Writer
We rarely think to mark the trail for others to follow. 'Live and learn,' we say, acknowledging the value of experience. We usually forget about 'Live and teach.
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David Lynch
American Director
You're right on the money with that. We're all like detectives in life. There's something at the end of the trail that we're all looking for.
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Joe Satriani
American Musician
I think anyone who lays a long trail of creative work over the years can't help but look back and wonder, 'What was I thinking?
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Heraclitus
Greek Philosopher
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
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Dennis Weaver
American Actor
It's fun to be a little bit different in the world, to make a few new trails of your own.
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Penny Lancaster
English Model
Rod's always opening doors for me, but I usually tell him to walk through first. Otherwise, if we're at a restaurant and I'm in front, the paparazzi end up getting a big giant close-up of me, and then he's trailing behind, looking like my little child!
Quote examples
Rowan Atkinson
English Comedian
In the modern media age we are rarely surprised by what we see. Whether it's on television or film or in the theatre, everything is so advertised, so trailed, that most entertainment is merely what you thought it was going to be like.
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John F. Kerry
American Politician
In the time I've spent in public life, one of the things I've learned is that some issues look a lot different when you're actually in office compared to when you're on the campaign trail.
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Don Cheadle
American Actor
We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia - that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.
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Marilyn Ferguson
American Writer
We rarely think to mark the trail for others to follow. 'Live and learn,' we say, acknowledging the value of experience. We usually forget about 'Live and teach.
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David Lynch
American Director
You're right on the money with that. We're all like detectives in life. There's something at the end of the trail that we're all looking for.
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Joe Satriani
American Musician
I think anyone who lays a long trail of creative work over the years can't help but look back and wonder, 'What was I thinking?
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Heraclitus
Greek Philosopher
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
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Dennis Weaver
American Actor
It's fun to be a little bit different in the world, to make a few new trails of your own.
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