double-wide
noun
dou·ble-wide
ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd 
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length
Examples of double-wide in a Sentence
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There’s a picture from that day that shows Auerbach, a high school sports star from a solidly middle-class upbringing, sitting in the scrubby yard outside Ford’s double-wide trailer home.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The double-wide side-fence gate for car storage was wide open.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Handsome double-wide brick buildings line the Herengracht’s banks, their corniced façades reflected on the water’s surface.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Two horses galloped around her parents’ double-wide trailer.
—Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Side-by-side strollers are a more traditional format, with two seats assembled on a double-wide stroller frame.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 July 2023
Before their double-wide mobile home burned down, Boyles remembers his wife wanting new carpet.
—Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
The centerpiece of the home, unsurprisingly, is the vast kitchen that’s outfitted with professional appliances, back-to-back copper sinks in the double-wide island, and a massive pantry for food, tableware, and culinary equipment storage.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
Her double-wide trailer is just a few yards from the camper where police say her son stuffed the girl in a cabinet for nearly two days.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2023
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The double-wide side-fence gate for car storage was wide open.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Handsome double-wide brick buildings line the Herengracht’s banks, their corniced façades reflected on the water’s surface.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Two horses galloped around her parents’ double-wide trailer.
—Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Side-by-side strollers are a more traditional format, with two seats assembled on a double-wide stroller frame.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 July 2023
Before their double-wide mobile home burned down, Boyles remembers his wife wanting new carpet.
—Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
The centerpiece of the home, unsurprisingly, is the vast kitchen that’s outfitted with professional appliances, back-to-back copper sinks in the double-wide island, and a massive pantry for food, tableware, and culinary equipment storage.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
Her double-wide trailer is just a few yards from the camper where police say her son stuffed the girl in a cabinet for nearly two days.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2023
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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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