hand truck vs trailer

hand truck

noun
  • An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move. 

  • Synonym of pallet jack 

trailer

noun
  • An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle. 

  • A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector. 

  • A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper. 

  • The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence. 

  • The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card. 

  • A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes. 

  • A preview of a film, video game or TV show. 

  • Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object. 

  • Someone who or something that trails. 

verb
  • To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer. 

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