mobile home

noun

: a dwelling structure built on a steel chassis and fitted with wheels that is intended to be hauled to a usually permanent site compare motor home

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During a Monday press conference shared online by the Sutter County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Brandon Barnes said the child was found dead over the weekend inside a mobile home in Meridian, an unincorporated community about 60 miles northwest of Sacramento. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 Money for rent, mortgages, a mobile home and moves to better spaces. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025 From New York City down to Georgia, up to Wisconsin and out to California, these home buyers navigated an often bumpy road that led to a starter apartment or a retirement community, a mansion or a mobile home. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Twisters at that strength can destroy mobile homes, flip or lift cars, and sweep away unanchored homes. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mobile home 

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mobile home was in 1934

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“Mobile home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20home. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

mobile home

noun
: a trailer that is used as a dwelling at a permanent site

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