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house trailer

noun

Definition of house trailernext
as in mobile home

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Recent Examples of house trailer Both the Bay Bridge and Francis Scott Key Bridge are under limited restrictions, meaning no house trailers or empty box trailers are allowed to travel through, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2023 According to a 1999 addendum to that document, the small house trailer was replaced by a large one valued at $80,000. — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022 The house trailer sits near a horse farm in Reddick, Florida, and inside Billy Turner waited to die. — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2022 Johnsrude assumed his house trailer burned, which would be the second time he's lost his home in a fire. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2020 This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center The wheels are still attached to the house trailer that Pamela Rush calls home, but the 49-year-old mother of two is trapped. — Time, 20 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house trailer
  1. mobile home
  2. trailer
Noun
  • From his home on the park’s hillside, Dave Masters could see his father’s mobile home surrounded by water.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And a December storm in Southern California caused flooding that swept cars into a storm channel and prompted evacuations of some mobile home parks.
    — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of mobile home
Noun
  • The trailer for the upcoming film, which will be released by Netflix, is our first look at the intergenerational narrative.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Designed by Sweet-Haus Tiny Cabin Company, the Acadia is based on a quad-axle trailer.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of trailer

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“House trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20trailer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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