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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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It wasn’t long before Johnson would find herself in yet another pink mobile home in Malibu, moving into a 2,300-square-foot home in the gated Point Dume Club.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Before offloading the mobile home, Johnson spent over $500,000 turning it into a playful wonderland decorated with countless bohemian prints, florals, and electric colors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

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

Nathan washed up and went to the kitchen inside the mobile home, where Nali had made ham-and-cheese sandwiches with some canned vegetables.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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