travel trailer

noun

: a trailer drawn especially by an automobile and equipped for use (as while traveling) as a dwelling

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At the time, the truck was towing a travel trailer, authorities said. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 The Walkabout is still as massive and boxy as the typical American travel trailer out of the RV heartland around Elkhart, Indiana. New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025 Members then traveled to Texas and confronted the man on camera, at a travel trailer park, deputies said. Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025 For years after its lofty spot in the Kansas City skyline it was used in a promotional display at a travel trailer business in Concordia, Missouri. Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for travel trailer

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel trailer was in 1936

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“Travel trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20trailer. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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