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 requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 All residents of the mobile home park were evacuated. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe places to be. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 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 28 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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