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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After the flames were doused, one person was found dead within the mobile home while two people were taken to a hospital, Fugitt said. Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026 The family was initially told it might be linked to a string of burglaries in the mobile home park. Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026 An Apple Valley man has been spared prison time for shooting a man during an argument at a mobile home park in Mounds View last year. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026 Investigators believe Moore first killed his father, 67-year-old Glenn Moore; his brother, 33-year-old Quinton Moore; and his uncle, 55-year-old Willie Ed Guines, at the family's mobile home in western Clay County. Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 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 21 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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