trailing
- noun
- /ˈtreɪlɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
residuos
- The factory disposed of its trailing in a designated area behind the building.
Examples
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Environmental regulations now require companies to manage trailing more responsibly.
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The trailing from the mining operation was extensive.
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After the gold was extracted, large piles of trailing remained near the mine.
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They found trailings of iron ore near the river.
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The mining operation was efficient, but the trailing from the process created a significant amount of waste.
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After the factory run, they had to clean up the trailing that was left behind on the production floor.
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As the excavator moved on, it left a pile of trailing that would need to be cleared away.
Synonyms
536
1.0
Material that people throw away after use, like food or packaging
302
4.1
Scattered broken pieces left after something is destroyed
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4.1
A small amount left on something after most is removed
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8.2
Loose bits of waste and broken things left after damage or natural events
Waste left after miners take valuable minerals from rock
Small pieces of rubbish left behind in a place
Small pieces of food and other things left after people eat or use them
Compounds
A low shrub that keeps green leaves all year and has pink or white flowers that smell sweet
- Archaic
A pair of wheels not powered placed behind the driving wheels on a steam locomotive
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trailing can also mean the bits left behind after a process, and this use comes from the same verb trail, from the old Latin trahere 'to pull'. That's why trailing describes waste or debris that is dragged or left behind after mining or making something.