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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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Thor, the parent company of Airstream and Jayco, in September said Harbinger will provide the chassis for a new range-extended electric motor home called Embark, which will be made by Jayco division Entegra Coach.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 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

“I let some of the mariachi women use my motor home as a place where they can change into their outfits, too.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2024

Which would have been no big deal, except for the way they treated their dogs—they had two chocolate Labrador retrievers that rode along with them in the motor home.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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