trailer camp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trailer camp
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Example Sentences
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The center opened its own building outside the trailer camp in the early ’50s; it still operates.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Temporary housing in the Winona trailer camp in Burbank, Calif., in 1946.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
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.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
Every major U.S. city was jammed to its last trailer camp.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two baskets were left at the trailer camp.
From The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
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