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fifth-wheel trailer

American  
[fifth-hweel, -weel, fith-] / ˈfɪfθˌʰwil, -ˌwil, ˈfɪθ- /

noun

  1. fifth wheel3


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Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on Dec. 31, and found Mr. Greenwood inside a fifth-wheel trailer outside a home, according to court documents.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2023

Szendrey, who visited the subdivision Tuesday, said he saw burned cars and a destroyed fifth-wheel trailer but that a number of homes appeared to have been saved, which he attributed to the Hmong residents’ efforts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2021

They live just across the road in a fifth-wheel trailer home and love to come to the Intracoastal Waterway to watch the waves roll in.

From Washington Post Sep. 2, 2019

The couple has been living in a fifth-wheel trailer on a neighbor’s property since February 2017.

From Washington Times Mar. 16, 2018

Chase’s job was to replenish the mug from the Thermos at his feet, which he had filled four hours earlier in the weather-battered fifth-wheel trailer they were pulling.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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