motor home

noun

: a large motor vehicle equipped as living quarters compare mobile home

Examples of motor home in a Sentence

they lived out of their motor home until they found a suitable house
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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motor home was in 1965

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“Motor home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20home. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

motor home

noun
: a large motor vehicle equipped as a complete traveling home
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