trailer camp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trailer camp
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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By 1955 the trailer camp boasted a heated pool, shuffleboard courts, horseshoes and a playground with six swings, tetherball and a sandbox.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Frank Kawana was 12 when his family moved into the trailer camp in El Segundo, which sat near North American Aviation’s B-25 bomber plant.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Most of the rest were dumped at Winona trailer camp that second weekend in May.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Arriving at a trailer camp, he burbled: "You know, I'm no Johnny-come-late-ly to mobile homes!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Saying good-bye to Mrs. Breen, she prepared to drive away from the trailer camp.
From The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
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