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

Recent Examples on the Web

Although many mobile home residents are aware of this danger, research and policies are only now catching up to that news. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

But the program was developed with traditional homeowners in mind, and mobile homes, the country’s largest source of affordable housing, are often left out. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

Manufactured homes — called mobile homes if built before July 1976 — are having a moment. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

When trouble first arrives at the Windy Oasis mobile home community, Celeste goes to retrieve one of her assorted weapons. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mobile home

• nucleosome
• trypanosome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum

Kids Definition

mobile home

noun

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