single-wide

or sin·gle·wide

[ sing-guhl-wahyd ]

noun

1. a mobile home used as a permanent residence.

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to such a mobile home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-wide¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by analogy with double-wide ( def )

Example Sentences

A single wide aisle led from the end facing the pulpit, and two narrow ones intersected the main aisle at the centre.

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A single wide plank had been knocked out of the shoring to make an entrance into the tunnel.

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A single wide-spread acacia did something to restore the balance.

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Cissie gave Peter a single wide-eyed glance, and then attempted to ignore the bodiless comment.

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Sedgwick endeavoured to co-ordinate the whole range of then known facts into a single wide and comprehensive survey.

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