house trailer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of house trailer
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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He lived beachside in Malibu … in a ramshackle house trailer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024
The search warrant provided to a judge the justifications for agents to search computers, cellphones or tablets owned by Cope and the house trailer where he lives.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2020
The search warrant provided to a judge the justifications of agents so they could search computers, cellphones or tablets owned by the janitor, Joshua Lee Cope, and the house trailer where he lives.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2018
The more my father wanted to settle for what he had — a house trailer and low-level farm work — the more my mother fought for what she wanted.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2016
Then we would be delivered by helicopter to the aircraft carrier, where we would be locked up inside an aluminum box that looked like a house trailer.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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