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 Listen to this article Two people and a dog were found dead inside a San Juan Capistrano mobile home and a suspect was wounded after at least one deputy shot him on Tuesday, July 9, authorities said. Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024 Officers responded to a police shooting in the area of Southern Avenue and 48th Street in The Meadows mobile home park, according to details posted shortly before 8 a.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter. Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024 Semis already were lined up at the front gates, ready to take on loads of shipping containers as big as mobile homes. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 The department said officers were called to a mobile home in San Juan Capistrano, California, on July 9 for a domestic violence call. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 12 July 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 12 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

mobile home

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

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