trail
The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such…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.
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6 sensesThe 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.
The trail has gone cold.
condensation trail
Spur
следsled
слідslid
a track or mark left by something that has passed
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
Pfad, Weg, Trail
тропа́tropá, тропи́нкаtropínka, стёжкаstjóžka
сте́жкаstéžka, стежи́наstežýna, стежи́нкаstežýnka
A route or circuit generally.
Politicians are on the campaign trail in preparation for this year's election.
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
Nachlauf
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Origin
From Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quaFrom Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler (“to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry”), from Vulgar Latin *tragulāre (“to drag”), from Latin tragula (“dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap”), probably related to Latin trahere (“to pull, drag along”).
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