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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Wreckage from intense winds accounts for half of all severe weather reports in the lower 48 states, with people living in mobile homes particularly at risk for injury and death. Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026 Relations in the mobile home started to fray. Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 That output places it toward the upper end of the current RV tankless market, where many systems typically operate in the 40,000–55,000 BTU range, helping your RV feel less like a compromise and more like a true mobile home. New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026 Remember that sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe options. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 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 26 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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