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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Growing up in a trailer park in Bakersfield, Nancy has led a difficult and complicated life that the audience sees only in glimpses, before eventually marrying the wealthy and affluent Robert (Joel Kinnaman). Arushi Jacob, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026 The two women were found and arrested at an intersection about six miles northeast of the trailer park, officials said. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026 Drones that Carroll and others believe are operated by immigration agents hover most nights, and sometimes during the day, over a trailer park that mostly houses immigrants who have moved to the area to work in agriculture and manufacturing over the past 15 years. Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026 Situated on the basement floor of an historic bank building in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, it was designed to re-create the look, feel and taste of a 1960s-1980s trailer parks, with retro furniture, vintage trailers, diner booths and garage sale décor. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 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 17 Apr. 2026.

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