trailer park

noun

: an area equipped to accommodate mobile homes

called also trailer camp, trailer court

Examples of trailer park in a Sentence

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As an ex-convict, Decker can’t carry a gun and lives alone in a beat-up Florida trailer park. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Chafin, 54, had served in the Navy during the Korean War and lived alone in a trailer park in the area. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Korean War veteran, who lived alone in a trailer park, had his throat slashed and was only wearing a pair of socks. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Allegations of an affair and a bucket of caca at a trailer park and that's not all. Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trailer park

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trailer park was in 1937

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“Trailer park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailer%20park. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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