plural of coat-trailing

plural of coat trailing

(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels.

On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located behind the driving wheels.

On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.

(aeronautics) The rearmost edge of a wing or other airfoil.

(figuratively) To leave or depart.

(idiomatic) A written record, history, or collection of evidence. / (idiomatic) Records left by a person or organization in the course of activities.

(idiomatic) To show the way or proceed rapidly. / (idiomatic) To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.

A contrail; a visible line of condensation flowing from the edge of an airplane wing or similar structure.