mobile home

noun

: a dwelling structure built on a steel chassis and fitted with wheels that is intended to be hauled to a usually permanent site compare motor home

Examples of mobile home in a Sentence

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The charges stemmed from a December 2023 investigation by the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office into conditions at a mobile home the couple shared with their kids, prosecutors said. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025 Craighill wrote on the GoFundMe page the family is close to making the mobile home a reality. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025 Be aware that sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe alternatives. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 The almost 30-acre site was once a former landfill that later had a mobile home park and a car dealership. Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobile home

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobile home was in 1934

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“Mobile home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20home. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

mobile home

noun
: a trailer that is used as a dwelling at a permanent site

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