trailer camp

noun

1. an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trailer camp¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

The feeling is part trailer camp, part hospital, part prison.

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As the children — who made up nearly two-thirds of the new tenants — played, their parents and grandparents inspected the homes of the new Winona trailer camp.

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Meanwhile, students attended some classes in a trailer camp hastily assembled in 2001 alongside the main building on West Street as a temporary measure.

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The rusting trailer camp, across from a car lot, represents a social challenge that is not easily remedied — not least because the gender imbalance makes it exceedingly unlikely most widows will remarry.

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There's a trailer camp right behind this Palm Springs motel, see, the one where I've got my radios, an' it's full of all these ritzy guys and dames, see.

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