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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Last May, the Board of Public Works approved similar funding for Frederick County to extend public water to an apartment complex and two mobile home parks. Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2026 Horvath added that both local and state laws are intended to protect mobile home parks and their residents, and that officials should use their authority accordingly. Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 Animal welfare staff removed 84 cats from a single-wide mobile home in Harrison Township this week, officials said, and many of them were either pregnant or nursing. Eric Henderson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 He was relocated to a Dania Beach mobile home. Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 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 8 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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