motor home

noun

: a large motor vehicle equipped as living quarters compare mobile home

Examples of motor home in a Sentence

they lived out of their motor home until they found a suitable house
Recent Examples on the Web For the short season, Monday set up a motor home outside the Dodger Stadium offices. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023 Warming oceans part of ecosystem challenges Last month, 5-year-old Galilea Samaniego was fatally shot while asleep in a motor home. Morgan Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023 Last month, 5-year-old Galilea Samaniego was fatally shot while asleep in a motor home. Morgan Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023 The driver of the motor home was also brought to the hospital with injuries and a juvenile was later taken to a clinic for minor injuries, the charges said. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023 The area is near the coast, between Marina Del Rey and Los Angeles International Airport, and has long attracted people living out of motor homes and RVs. Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023 Eventually, Zdarsky moved from the motor home into an apartment with a hot tub. Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023 Wilde’s Toyota sedan crossed into oncoming traffic near Turnagain Pass and collided with the motor home just after 10 p.m. that night, Alaska State Troopers said at the time. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2023 After all in IndyCar, many pit crew members are working other jobs, driving motor homes, sitting at a computer as an engineer or working as a mechanic in the shop. The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motor home was in 1965

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“Motor home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20home. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

motor home

noun
: a large motor vehicle equipped as a complete traveling home
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