singlewide

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A singlewide is a mobile home built as one unit, typically 14-18 feet wide, designed to be transported on its own chassis.

Contrast with doublewide, which consists of two sections joined on-site.

The term often carries class connotations in American speech: They grew up in a singlewide in rural Kentucky.

housing

trailer

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setup · foundation · skirting · underpinning · leveling · residential · affordable · rural · suburban · retirement

relocation

relocatable

Able to be moved

mobile · hookup · transport · hauling · setup · teardown · blocked · anchored · temporary · impermanent

layout

compact

Tightly packed together

efficiency · storage · multifunctional · cozy · tight · floorplan · functional · practical

structure

chassis

Structural support base

  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • axleShaft for wheel rotation
  • wheelsCircular rotation devices

tongue · hitch · subfloor · sidewalls · roofline · narrow · elongated · rectangular · highway · delivery

Opposites
mobile home width/size

singlewidedoublewide

Wide prefabricated residence

double-wide · modular home

housing permanence/status

singlewidemansion

Large, stately home

estate · permanent home · McMansion · luxury home · brick house

Family

single, wide, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, widely, wider

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G