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Synonyms

mobile home

American  
Or mobilehome

noun

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


mobile home British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mobile home

First recorded in 1950–55

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A follow-up inspection resulted in a notice of violation for a mobile home that had a failed septic system, county records state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The strike was a response to an almost $100 hike in monthly plot rent - the rent mobile home owners pay to park their home.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Morrison, who grew up in eastern Montana with a nurse mother and incarcerated father, was a founding member of Bozeman Tenants United, the union chapter that has since helped the mobile home parks strike.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

In urban areas in particular, land costs have become so high that it simply doesn’t make financial sense to run a mobile home park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The two of them were launched into the air so high that Nathan could see Nali’s mobile home in the far distance.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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