travel trailer

noun

: a trailer drawn especially by an automobile and equipped for use (as while traveling) as a dwelling

Examples of travel trailer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bigger travel trailers may have nicer bathrooms, but this one will make spending time at the campground that much easier. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2024 My first night camping in a travel trailer was the beginning of two years spent living full-time on the road in a vintage 1969 Airstream Overlander. Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024 As The Arizona Republic reported, the two had gone back and forth over whether city code allowed someone to park a travel trailer in their front driveway. The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024 Opening with just two Airstreams, there are now seven travel trailers as well as two houses and a bunk house. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024 One trooper stopped a red truck and asked to look inside a travel trailer the truck was pulling before letting the driver continue on his way. Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023 Bowlus’s lineup may be expanding, but the luxury travel trailer maker hasn’t forgotten its roots. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023 Progress Park, a 12-acre glamping operation at 4501 Progress Blvd., has made use of nostalgic Airstream travel trailers to offer a twist on the traditional camping experience since 2018. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024 Pebble is taking pre-orders for the Flow smart travel trailer now through its website. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel trailer was in 1936

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“Travel trailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20trailer. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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