double-wide
noun
dou·ble-wide
ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd 
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length
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Spacious marble baths, with Molton Brown products, have double-wide sinks, a big tub, and a tight-squeeze shower.
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Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
The stranger sitting next to me casually mentioned that Taft had gone to Yale, which led to me mentioning the double-wide seat designated for him in the university’s Woolsey Hall auditorium, which led to discussion about New Haven’s Taft Hotel, favorite Yale Rep shows and more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Firefighters couldn’t immediately tell how many people were inside the double-wide mobile home.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024
Karen Little Thunder, today a mother and grandmother at age 59, lives on the Rosebud Reservation in a white double-wide trailer on land that has been in her family for generations.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
The stranger sitting next to me casually mentioned that Taft had gone to Yale, which led to me mentioning the double-wide seat designated for him in the university’s Woolsey Hall auditorium, which led to discussion about New Haven’s Taft Hotel, favorite Yale Rep shows and more.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Firefighters couldn’t immediately tell how many people were inside the double-wide mobile home.
—Beatrice Dupuy, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024
Karen Little Thunder, today a mother and grandmother at age 59, lives on the Rosebud Reservation in a white double-wide trailer on land that has been in her family for generations.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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