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

Recent Examples on the Web

Mogavero is principal of Mogavero Architects, which designed the affordable housing complex on the site of a former homeless encampment and, before that, the old San Juan Motel and an adjacent mobile home park. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Remember that sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe options. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

That could mean help identifying county land that could be used for housing, said Ahmed Mori, a volunteer organizer and mobile home park researcher who’s working with the Silver Court residents. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

The requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mobile home

• nucleosome
• trypanosome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum

Kids Definition

mobile home

noun

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