double-wide

noun

dou·​ble-wide ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd How to pronounce double-wide (audio)
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length

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At the same time, Bayley has spent at least four hours a week — and around 25 hours some weeks — working on paperwork and speaking with her insurance company and Federal Emergency Management Agency staff trying to get help to replace the double-wide home. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025 At the same time, Bayley has spent at least four hours a week — and around 25 hours some weeks — working on paperwork and speaking with her insurance company and Federal Emergency Management Agency staff trying to get enough help to replace the double-wide mobile home. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025 Bayley’s also been approved for a Small Business Administration loan of $37,000 after weeks of documents and paperwork, but that won’t be enough to replace her double-wide. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025 For eight years, a then-fashionably mustached Thomas Magnum, played by Tom Selleck, drove his red sidekick through 162 episodes, ensuring that the Prancing Horse was top of mind everywhere from New York penthouses to double-wide mobile homes across America. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-wide

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-wide was in 1966

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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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