mobile home
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mobile home
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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She and other residents of two mobile home parks unionised in May to stage Montana's first rent strike in 50 years, according to the fledgling, youth-filled local tenant union that helped them organise.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
Since 1986, according to data from the state housing department, Los Angeles County has lost roughly 200 mobile home parks, or one-fourth of its stock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The city is home to just under 100,000 people and boasts one of the highest concentrations of mobile home parks in the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was how she distracted his father from seeing how his mom....There was someone sitting on the steps of the mobile home.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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