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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

"You can't move a mobile home that's been sitting for 25 years. It will disintegrate," says Mountain Meadows resident Ben Moore, 35, who first moved to the park with his father in high school.

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

While mobile home owners hold the title to their house, they don’t own the land beneath it and pay a monthly fee to rent it from a park owner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

He then talked with Nali, who was more than willing to have him at the mobile home.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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