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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

After that arrest, the British news media reported that the police had seized a luxury motor home parked outside his mother’s house.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

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

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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