single-wide
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of single-wide
First recorded in 1965–70; by analogy with double-wide ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Grandmother Sara Folger sits in the kitchen of her single-wide trailer, the Rocky Mountains looming in the distance, and remembers the Bozeman, Montana she fell in love with decades ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Russo, who had lived in West Hollywood for 24 years, thought she had found her paradise: a single-wide trailer in the Tahitian Terrace mobile home park across the street from Will Rogers State Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
She was already homeless when Ian struck, a situation that began in June after the rent for the single-wide trailer she’d been staying in increased to $1,000 per month from $728.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
Her childhood homes included a succession of single-wide trailers and a house shared by rats that had jumped from the dump across the street.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2021
A shadow shifted toward the back of the single-wide.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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