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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Around 25 dogs, believed to have been left alone for several days, were rescued and being treated in the SPCA’s mobile home hospital set up outside the Islip Animal Shelter. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 It was sold in 1947 to Ed Wildenberg, who replaced the campsites with mobile homes. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 More than 130 people died in deluges across the state—many of them staying or living in non-permanent structures like RVs and mobile homes that were swept away by floodwaters. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025 Residents in mobile homes or exposed outdoor environments received strong advisories to seek sturdy shelter as the storms advanced. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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