double-wide

noun

dou·​ble-wide ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd How to pronounce double-wide (audio)
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length

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As the heat began to break on Main Street, swarms of exhausted families packed up their impulse purchases and their double-wide strollers and called it a day. Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025 For eight years, a then-fashionably mustached Thomas Magnum, played by Tom Selleck, drove his red sidekick through 162 episodes, ensuring that the Prancing Horse was top of mind everywhere from New York penthouses to double-wide mobile homes across America. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025 Levine describes the restaurant owner, Bill Crawford, who grew up in eastern Oregon, in a double-wide trailer. Vincent Medina, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025 Spacious marble baths, with Molton Brown products, have double-wide sinks, a big tub, and a tight-squeeze shower. Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double-wide 

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-wide was in 1966

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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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