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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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In next year's legislative session, Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce new bills aimed at the housing crisis, such as rent control for mobile home parks, more condo development and requiring indoor cooling for some apartments.
—Axios Portland, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Shelia, who is divorced, expected to make sacrifices when her granddaughter came to live with her in a mobile home park.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
In other news: Development: Woodland Estates, a South End mobile home park, is in the process of being rezoned as spaces for warehouses and offices, which many of its residents fear will leave them homeless amid an affordable housing crisis.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
During the mobile home debate, Ricardo Serna, former president of Maricopa County Young Democrats, said the public understood the moratorium wouldn't guarantee protection against eviction.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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“Mobile home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20home. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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mobile home
noun
: a trailer that is used as a dwelling at a permanent site
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