trailer park

noun

: an area equipped to accommodate mobile homes

called also trailer camp, trailer court

Examples of trailer park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the split, Cole’s mother took him and his older brother to live in a trailer park in Spring Lake outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 Cooper murdered Morgan Connors, 12, on Nov. 25, 2022 at a trailer park in Bensalem Township. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2024 Growing up in a Leadville trailer park, Mundo watched his immigrant father treat the injuries and maladies of the largely low-income, uninsured and undocumented population in their community. Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024 Sheriff Randy Dodds said the casualties stemmed from a tornado that struck a trailer park near Indian Lake. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024 Sheriff Randy Dodds said the causalities stemmed from a tornado that struck a trailer park near Indian Lake. Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024 Talking about disadvantaged communities, trailer parks are typically built in flood zones and regularly get flooded out. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024 Aside from the Friday morning shooting, the most recent shooting involving Mesa officers occurred on Dec. 15 at a trailer park across the street from the residence, the Garden Spot Mobile Home Park, Myers said. Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024 Brock had put him through rehab multiple times and always took him back, but complaints from neighbors at her trailer park led to an ultimatum from the manager: get rid of her son or be evicted. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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