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 But the first horrific tragedy was Jack Jr., who was only 5 and a half years old and was electrocuted in a trailer park. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024 In August, after conducting training camp at Loyola Marymount, the Rams will not return to what essentially has been a trailer park of 75 adjoined and retrofitted modular buildings in Ventura County. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 That rescue happened in a trailer park along a section of the San Jacinto River near Lake Houston, police said. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 May 2024 The three Logan County deaths occurred in a trailer park near Indian Lake, about 70 miles northwest of Columbus. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 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 7 Jul. 2024.

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