mobile home

or mobile·home

noun

1. a large house trailer, designed for year-round living in one place.

mobile home

noun

1. living quarters mounted on wheels and capable of being towed by a motor vehicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobile home¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Maria Bowman, 60, hunkered down in her bright pink mobile home in North Fort Myers, rode out Milton's fierce winds.

From BBC

At Venice Bay Park, a mobile home park in Venice, several homes were partially submerged in water.

From Los Angeles Times

A sprawling mobile home park in Malibu that was owned by the seaside city’s founding family has been sold to one of the nation’s largest owners of manufactured housing communities.

From Los Angeles Times

This mobile home in the the Harbor Lights Club has been badly damaged by the storm and many power lines are down.

From BBC

That relative called 911 around 7:30 a.m. to report a possible domestic assault on their elderly relatives who live in a mobile home community in the 32000 block of Alipaz Street, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• camper
• trailer