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travel trailer

American  

noun

  1. trailer.


Etymology

Origin of travel trailer

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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At first, she stayed in a 19-foot metal travel trailer that hadn’t burned.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

In a more participatory register, the local artist Simiya Sudduth has created a mural on Jefferson but also welcomes visitors in her vintage travel trailer turned healing space.

From New York Times May 9, 2023

As the troopers were speaking to residents at one house, a red truck pulling a travel trailer drove through the neighborhood.

From Washington Times Apr. 30, 2023

After wrapping up her biking and sailing adventures, Janel traded the sea for the open road in her minivan, which she recently swapped for a Subaru Outback and a spacious, 15-foot travel trailer.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

Later the toying became a definite plan which led to the purchase of a travel trailer.

From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar

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