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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Sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026 Remember that sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe options. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026 The roughly 170-unit mobile home park was completely destroyed in the Palisades fire and remains one of the area’s only properties still filled with debris. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 Contrary to their name, mobile homes — at least those in Li’l Abner — aren’t particularly mobile. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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