trailer park

noun

: an area equipped to accommodate mobile homes

called also trailer camp, trailer court

Examples of trailer park in a Sentence

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In the first trailer for Adam Wingard’s Onslaught, Adria Arjona plays a young mother and veteran defending her adorable child and trailer park community from an army of what appear to be glowing-eyed super-soldiers built like pro wrestlers. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2026 The woman had been evicted from a trailer park. Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 The trailer park is inside Rosado’s District 4. Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 The trailer park’s main drag was paved, but at the stake fence that marked its end, the asphalt turned to hardpan dirt. Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trailer park

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trailer park was in 1937

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“Trailer park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailer%20park. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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