mobile home

noun

Synonyms of mobile homenext
: 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 small mobile building, about one-third the size of a mobile home, has beds inside and equipment that would otherwise only be seen in hospitals. Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Photos from the Messenger show downed trees blocking a road and damage to a mobile home in Bridgeport. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026 The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal. Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The widower now lives comfortably in a mobile home park. Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 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 6 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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