Double-Wide

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbəl waɪd/

Definitions of double-wide

noun a type of mobile home or trailer that is twice as wide as a standard unit

Example Sentences

A1 I live in a double-wide trailer.

A2 The double-wide is the largest mobile home on the market.

B1 The double-wide has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

B2 We decided to buy a double-wide instead of a traditional house.

C1 The double-wide manufactured home was custom-built to our specifications.

C2 The double-wide modular home was delivered in two sections and assembled on site.

Examples of double-wide in a Sentence

formal The double-wide trailer was spacious and had a modern design.

informal I love living in a double-wide, it's so roomy!

slang Check out that double-wide, it's huge!

figurative Her smile was as bright as a double-wide on a sunny day.

Grammatical Forms of double-wide

• past tense: double-wided
• plural: double-wides
• comparative: more double-wide
• superlative: most double-wide
• present tense: double-wide
• future tense: will be double-wide
• perfect tense: have been double-wide
• continuous tense: is being double-wide
• singular: double-wide
• positive degree: double-wide
• infinitive: to double-wide
• gerund: double-widing
• participle: double-wided

Origin and Evolution of double-wide

First Known Use: 1950 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'double-wide' originated in the United States as a way to describe a mobile home or trailer that is twice the width of a standard single-wide mobile home.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a specific type of mobile home, 'double-wide' has evolved to also refer to any structure that is twice the width of a standard size, such as a double-wide trailer or a double-wide modular home.