single-wide
or sin·gle·wide
[ sing-guhl-wahyd ]
noun
a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
adjective
noting or pertaining to such a mobile home.
Origin of single-wide
1First recorded in 1965–70; by analogy with double-wide
Words Nearby single-wide
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How to use single-wide in a sentence
A single wide aisle led from the end facing the pulpit, and two narrow ones intersected the main aisle at the centre.
The Southerner | Thomas DixonA single wide plank had been knocked out of the shoring to make an entrance into the tunnel.
The Trail Boys on the Plains | Jay Winthrop AllenA single wide-spread acacia did something to restore the balance.
Princess Mary's Gift Book | VariousCissie gave Peter a single wide-eyed glance, and then attempted to ignore the bodiless comment.
Birthright | T.S. StriblingSedgwick endeavoured to co-ordinate the whole range of then known facts into a single wide and comprehensive survey.
Charles Darwin | Grant Allen
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