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in the trailer vs on the trailer

Both 'in the trailer' and 'on the trailer' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In the trailer' is used when something is physically inside the trailer, while 'on the trailer' is used when something is on top of the trailer.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 4298 views

in the trailer

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'in the trailer' when referring to something that is physically inside the trailer, such as objects, people, or animals.

Examples:

The furniture is in the trailer.
The kids are playing in the trailer.
There are boxes of supplies in the trailer.

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She actually remembered seeing you in the trailer.
He said something like that the night in the trailer.
Except for those poor children in the trailer.
The keys were in the trailer.
Chris Evans' body looks amazing in the trailer.
- We have, in the trailer.
There's a laptop in the trailer.
Use the cooler in the trailer.
I want you to stay in the trailer.
Nothing in the trailer, sir.
And we can't really cook in the trailer.
I think I have one of those in the trailer.
You couldn't have known that he would place a bomb in the trailer.
There was no one in the trailer.
Lucy says I can't come in the trailer.
I don't live in the trailer anymore.
I'll bunk in the trailer behind your new mansion.
She remembers seeing you in the trailer, and now she wants me to take her there.
And I feel the exact same way. Let's just forget whatever that was in the trailer.
And after a few nights in the trailer,

Alternatives:

inside the trailer
within the trailer
contained in the trailer
located in the trailer
stored in the trailer

on the trailer

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'on the trailer' when referring to something that is on top of the trailer, such as a piece of equipment, a bike, or a tarp.

Examples:

The bikes are on the trailer.
The tools are on the trailer.
There is a tarp on the trailer.

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Location of components on the trailer: ...
Reduction ratio and efficiency of the mechanical-transmission device on the trailer
If a tractor is equipped to draw a trailer the hazard-warning signal control must be also capable of bringing the direction-indicator lamps on the trailer into action.
Annex 12 - Appendix 4 - Test report on the compatibility of the inertia brake control device, the transmission and the brakes on the trailer
The plug together with the cable shall be situated on the trailer.
Drawbars for centre axle trailers shall have a support device which is adjustable in height if vertical bearing mass at the drawbar eye on the trailer exceeds 50 kg, when the trailer is uniformly loaded to its technically permissible maximum mass.
The test wheel position on the trailer or the tyre test vehicle shall be equipped with a rotational wheel velocity measuring system and with transducers to measure the braking force and vertical load at the test wheel.
The relay for actuating the braking current in accordance with paragraph 5.2.1.19.2 of this Regulation, which is connected to the actuating line, shall be situated on the trailer.
The power-driven vehicle is fitted with a control device for the endurance braking system on the trailer:
Except as provided in paragraph 6.23.9.2. below, if a motor vehicle is equipped to tow a trailer, the control of the emergency stop signal on the motor vehicle shall also be capable of operating the emergency stop signal on the trailer.
In addition, the actuation of the parking brake system may also actuate a braking system on the trailer via the electric control line.
If the operation of the parking braking system on the power-driven vehicle also operates a braking system on the trailer, as permitted by paragraph 5.1.2.3, then the following additional requirements shall be met:
When the power-driven vehicle is equipped according to paragraph 5.1.3.1.2, the actuation of the parking brake system on the power-driven vehicle shall actuate a braking system on the trailer as prescribed in paragraph 5.1.3.7.1.
A failure warning device is not permitted on the trailer for the purposes of providing a warning in the event of a failure within the trailer braking system when the braking system is powered from the additional supply.
Transmission devices on the trailer
All right, she had surveillance on the trailer park.
Both those guys on the trailer are in it.
All units... move on the trailer property.
Traditionally, amateur racers go off for a weekend of motor sport, with a motorhome to sleep in and the car on the trailer behind.
I don't know, I... I mean, I think I left it on the trailer.

Alternatives:

atop the trailer
resting on the trailer
placed on the trailer
sitting on the trailer
positioned on the trailer

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