mobile home

noun

Synonyms of mobile homenext
: 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

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Manufactured homes — called mobile homes if built before July 1976 — are having a moment. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Law enforcement officers were instead waiting for him at the mobile home park, the report said. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 South Florida first responders are investigating a fire that broke out at a mobile home in Broward County that displaced two people and left their cat missing, according to officials. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 York was then given a meeting location at a mobile home park and was stopped by officers shortly after arriving in a rental car. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile home

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Sep. 2026.

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mobile home

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

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