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motor home

American  
Or motorhome

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of motor home

First recorded in 1965–70

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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

Westbound Interstate 90 was closed at milepost 42 Monday evening due to a motor home fire, according to the Washington State Patrol.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2024

Three years ago, unable to keep up with rent, Becerra purchased the $8,000 motor home with the help of his children.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2024

Here’s what had happened, the way my father told it: The Carmichaels drove their forty-foot, gas-hogging motor home all the way to the Keys from someplace up in Michigan.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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