Synonyms

motor home

American

Or motorhome

noun

a small bus or trucklike vehicle with a roomlike area behind the driver's seat outfitted as living quarters.

Etymology

Origin of motor home

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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On tour with Black Sabbath in the 1970s, he trekked around the U.S. in a GMC motor home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

After temporarily sleeping in their car, Ms Lavasani's family planned to rent an motor home for eight days.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Trooper Rick Johnson, a spokesperson for the State Patrol, said the road was closed as a precaution since there was ammunition inside the motor home.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

One morning after a college gig in Lansing, Mich., he and his band, the Modern Folk Quartet, tumbled out of their motor home and into a secondhand store.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2023

The inside was more like a giant motor home than a regular bus, with two diner-style booths on either side of the aisle and a mini kitchen.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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