trailer park
Definition
Noun: A trailer park is a designated area of land where people can rent a space to place their mobile home, known as a trailer or manufactured home. These parks typically provide essential utility connections like water, electricity, and sewage.
Usage
The term is used to describe the physical location and community of such residences. * They lived in a well-maintained trailer park on the edge of town. * The movie's setting was a small trailer park in the desert.
Advanced Usage
- Sociocultural Connotation: In some contexts, "trailer park" can carry socioeconomic stereotypes. The more neutral, modern term is often "mobile home community" or "manufactured housing community."
- The article discussed the challenges and resilience of trailer park residents.
Variants and Related Words
- Mobile home park (n): A synonym, often used interchangeably.
- Manufactured housing community (n): A more formal and modern term.
- Trailer (n): The mobile home itself, often a shortened form of "house trailer."
Synonyms
- Mobile home park
- Caravan park (common in British English)
Related Phrases
- Park model trailer (n): A type of smaller, often recreational, trailer sometimes found in trailer parks.
- Lot rent (n): The fee paid to rent a space in a trailer park.
Noun
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a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided
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