double-wide

or double·wide

[ duhb-uhl-wahyd ]

adjective

1. twice the usual width:

   double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-wide¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Loesch didn’t stake the company’s future on dailies’ big, double-wide presses that are falling out of favor.

From Seattle Times

There’s a picture from that day that shows Auerbach, a high school sports star from a solidly middle-class upbringing, sitting in the scrubby yard outside Ford’s double-wide trailer home.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1984, in a place called Rio Bravo just south of Laredo, Texas, a double-wide trailer burst into flames.

From Salon

Martha Parry, 86, was a resident of a double-wide mobile home that was destroyed in Thursday night’s crash.

From Seattle Times

“When I was growing up, being able to live in a double-wide trailer was the dream.”

From Los Angeles Times