double-wide

noun

dou·​ble-wide ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd How to pronounce double-wide (audio)
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length

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Santa’s Pub This quirky karaoke bar in a double-wide trailer is unique in many ways, not least of which is that it’s festively decorated for Christmas year-round. Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 Padilla, who had a violent past, was a transient and would sometimes stay at his parents’ backyard shed for their double-wide trailer home at 7850 Slater Ave., near Beach Boulevard, Madera said. City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025 At the same time, Bayley has spent at least four hours a week — and around 25 hours some weeks — working on paperwork and speaking with her insurance company and Federal Emergency Management Agency staff trying to get help to replace the double-wide home. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025 At the same time, Bayley has spent at least four hours a week — and around 25 hours some weeks — working on paperwork and speaking with her insurance company and Federal Emergency Management Agency staff trying to get enough help to replace the double-wide mobile home. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-wide

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-wide was in 1966

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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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