mobile home
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mobile home
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Jane Keles had been due to travel to France next week to stay at a mobile home she owns with her husband in Picardy, in northern France.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
“This makes insuring a mobile home somewhat optional. Other than liability and contents coverage, you might consider just having a reserve fund of what you estimate it would cost to replace.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
“I live in a 2016 double-wide mobile home with no mortgage.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The sheriff’s office dispatched a deputy to the family’s mobile home, where she introduced herself to Flores and her fiance, Egdulio Velasquez, and asked to speak with Briana.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
He sat down on the earth, overwhelmed by the fact that he had no idea how to get back to Nali’s mobile home.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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