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

Examples of mobile home in a Sentence

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Two people and multiple pets were killed during a mobile home fire in Murrieta early Saturday morning. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 Court records show Walls broke into a mobile home in the Florida Panhandle belonging to Eglin Air Force Base airman Edward Alger and his girlfriend, Ann Peterson, in July 1987. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025 Per court records obtained by the AP, Walls broke into the Florida Panhandle mobile home of Alger, who was an Eglin Air Force Base airman, and Peterson, in July 1987. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 In their mobile home, the kids share the bedrooms and Mirabel sleeps on the couch. Sam Fuqua, NPR, 11 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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