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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At this trailer park in Ingram, homes are smashed and broken, and cars have been crumpled and tossed about like toys. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025 Thanks to the encouragement of a friend named Rosalie who lives near her in the trailer park, Izzy starts taking writing classes at a local community college, where she’s encouraged to submit her work to a national competition. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025 Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, including entire apartment complexes and trailer parks that were swept away by flash floods. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 At least one neighbor had been arguing with Dixon related to her son’s whereabouts the morning she was arrested, prompting the trailer park manager to report the incident, authorities said at the time. Jake Goodrick july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 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 26 Jul. 2025.

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