trailer park

noun

: an area equipped to accommodate mobile homes

called also trailer camp, trailer court

Examples of trailer park in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To film the video, the duo headed south to Marfa, Texas, the remote, artist community in the western part of the state, and set up shop in the colorful El Cosmico trailer park. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024 Happy Campers Director: Amy Nicholson Country: USA Running Time: 80 min Happy Campers is a joyful profile of a vibrant Virginian beachside community savoring their last summer together before their beloved trailer park is closed for redevelopment. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024 The Prescott boys grew up in a rural trailer park in Louisiana. Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 Both grew up in a trailer park in Santa Maria, an agricultural hub in California’s Central Coast region, and their parents worked picking strawberries. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trailer park 

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trailer park was in 1937

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“Trailer park.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailer%20park. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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