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

Examples of mobile home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Across all personal lines of insurance — a category that includes policies for homeowners, condominium-unit owners, renters and mobile homes — the average increase would be 14 percent. Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024 Related Articles San Jose OKs new protections for tens of thousands of mobile home park residents Are tiny homes a cost-effective solution for homelessness? Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024 Bouchard earlier said the shooter was believed to be contained in a residence nearby at the Dequindre Estates mobile home park, with police, including a SWAT team surrounding it. Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024 Over the past decade, the city has worked to establish a new land-use category specifically for its 58 mobile home parks. Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mobile home 

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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 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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