trailer park

noun

: an area equipped to accommodate mobile homes

called also trailer camp, trailer court

Examples of trailer park in a Sentence

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Residents in and near Lake Lenore, Panoramic Heights, Redstone Road and Peck’s Trailer Park, as well as those living between the trailer park and Cedar Hill Cemetery, were ordered to evacuate, according to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 June 2026 Carr says the site was never fully excavated but that construction of trailer park pads had destroyed much of what the Tequesta left behind. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The sheriff said the boy, who was homeschooled, may have been a high-functioning autistic child who would typically play with other kids in the trailer park. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 Gary Police and a SWAT team went to a Calumet Township trailer park in August 2021 looking for Orlando Burgos — a suspect in a neighbor’s brutal beating. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trailer park

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trailer park was in 1937

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“Trailer park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailer%20park. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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