double-wides

Definition of double-widesnext
plural of double-wide

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Noun
  • One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In Valentine, 95 miles north of Presidio, the mayor received a request from a company called Frontier Development to set up a man camp with 200 trailers to house out-of-town construction workers, according to City Clerk Albert Miller.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
    Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • About one-third of mobile homes are located in mobile home communities.
    Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • While the mansions in Newport might be the most famous of Rhode Island's grand houses, there are also plenty of houses in the state.
    Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
  • According to the article, the Newport Coast estate was part of a global $250 million spending spree on mansions.
    Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
    Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For the better part of the last 25 years, KNK Karts has been building recreational vehicles and exporting them globally, from Australia to the US.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Mexican authorities have asked other boats in the area, including fishing and recreational vehicles, to report any sighting of the missing boats.
    Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Double-wides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-wides. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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