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double-wide

American

[duhb-uhl-wahyd] / ˈdʌb əlˈwaɪd /

or, often, double-width or doublewide

adjective

twice the usual width.

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

Etymology

Origin of double-wide

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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“I live in a 2016 double-wide mobile home with no mortgage.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

I live in a 2016 double-wide mobile home with no mortgage.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Five months after her 100th birthday, the Palisades fire tore through Tahitian Terrace, destroying her double-wide trailer and 156 other homes in the park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

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

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024

He was dressed like a New York City doorman: a long black overcoat, shiny shoes, and a black top-hat that somehow managed to stay on his double-wide head.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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