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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Her trailer park manager recommended her to a local program, but it was no longer being funded and instead directed her to Treasure Valley Habitat for Humanity. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 As an ex-convict, Decker can’t carry a gun and lives alone in a beat-up Florida trailer park. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Chafin, 54, had served in the Navy during the Korean War and lived alone in a trailer park in the area. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Ben, who also participated in the Dutch SBS talent show Avastars in 2023, had recently moved to a trailer park in Arnhem, per NOS. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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