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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On May 9, 2021, six people were killed during a birthday party at a Colorado Springs mobile home, police said. Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 Nichols has been living on the property in a small mobile home along with some dogs. Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 Cornette — who noted that the region is entering peak fire danger — said the fire started in brush and quickly spread to a neighboring mobile home park, pushed east by breezy winds out of the west. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 Li’l Abner’s closure comes as mobile home parks throughout Miami-Dade are being shuttered. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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