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

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The Beechwood mobile home park in Killingworth has about 300 homes, and all are reserved for people 55 years and older, but the decision only applies to the nearly 200 homes involved in the complaint. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Most likely to require evacuation, in addition to high-risk zones, are low-lying, flood-prone areas, mobile homes and unsafe structures, according to the FDEM. Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026 In general, mobile homes are two to fives times more vulnerable in an earthquake than wood-frame houses, according to earthquake experts in California. Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 The small mobile building, about one-third the size of a mobile home, has beds inside and equipment that would otherwise only be seen in hospitals. Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 1 May 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 14 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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