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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

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According to court records, Walls broke into the Florida Panhandle mobile home of Eglin Air Force Base airman Edward Alger and his girlfriend, Ann Peterson, in July 1987. CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 Her mother, Rita, was then 91, living alone in her mobile home, and her health was going downhill. NPR, 17 Nov. 2025 Prefab and mobile homes are also excluded, as are some properties that are damaged or dated. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2025 Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025 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 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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