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 During a record-breaking heat wave earlier this month, a man died of heat stroke in a trailer in a private trailer park that lacked air conditioning. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 24 July 2024 Some people were also evacuated from a local trailer park as well. Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 17 July 2024 What happened to the Eminem who rapped about two trailer park girls going round the outside? Sara Netzley, EW.com, 12 July 2024 The mother of a man who died alone in his trailer park home with no air conditioning this week in Sacramento, California, on a day the city reached a high of 106 degrees, has urged others to listen to heat warnings and take them seriously. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 July 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 23 Sep. 2024.

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