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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Like Cruz and Franco, Carmen, a 73-year-old former resident of the trailer park, is in an uncomfortable housing limbo. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025 The six-part series stars Arden Myrin as Kreischer’s wife LeeAnn and the mother of their two daughters who grew up in a trailer park. Peter White, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025 But trailer park students like Luke remain in the public schools. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025 Flight 191 crashed into an open field, and the wreckage scattered into an adjacent trailer park, killing all 271 people onboard the flight and two people on the ground and injuring two others. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 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 2 Jan. 2026.

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