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Trailing spring

Trailing \Trail"ing\,

  1. & v

  2. n. from Trail.

    Trailing arbutus. (Bot.) See under Arbutus.

    Trailing spring, a spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.
    --Weale.

    Trailing wheel, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a carriage.

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trailing spring

n. A spring fixed in the axle box of the trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as to assist in deadening any shock which may occur.