double-wide

American  

[duhb-uhl-wahyd] / ˈdʌb əlˈwaɪd /

or, often, double-width or doublewide

adjective

1. twice the usual width.

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

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Etymology

Origin of double-wide

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

His monthly lot rent at Royal Palm Village mobile-home park in Haines City is slated to climb to nearly $900 this year, compared with $420 when he bought his double-wide eight years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

After viewing a 1969 double-wide trailer, they told the young couple: You should buy it.

From Los Angeles Times

Borris and his wife, Dorothy Baumann, then in their 30s, moved to Tahitian Terrace, snapping up a 1960s double-wide trailer on Vista Terrace.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times