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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