double-wide

noun

dou·​ble-wide ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd How to pronounce double-wide (audio)
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length

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Five months after her 100th birthday, the Palisades fire tore through Tahitian Terrace, destroying her double-wide trailer and 156 other homes in the park. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 The main floor features a flowing open-concept living room, a gourmet kitchen with a double-wide island ripe for entertaining, and a formal dining room perfect for family gatherings . Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025 In a news release shared with PEOPLE, Lacey Fire District Three described the residence as a double-wide mobile home. David Chiu, People.com, 28 May 2025 Right now, the town’s fire department is operating out of a double-wide trailer from the Army Corps of Engineers, Smathers said. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-wide

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-wide was in 1966

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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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