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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The owner was told the full story by the neighbor, who had heard it from two girls staying in a nearby trailer park. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 What started as an investigation into a deadly hit-and-run at a Florida trailer park over the weekend turned into an immigration bust as police came across six Guatemalan men in the U.S. illegally. Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Located near a small pond, the cabins were created when an old trailer park was acquired and leveled. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 At the time, Lago was under a preliminary review by the commission after it was alleged that his family had financial ties to a trailer park at the center of a city annexation battle. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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