manufactured home
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- noun
- /ˈmænjʊˌfæktʃərd hoʊm/
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casa prefabricada
- Over the years, these homes have been called coaches, trailers, mobile homes, and manufactured homes.
- manufactured home is attractive
- manufactured home must conform
Elon Musk did, with SpaceX, purchase many different manufactured homes for workforce housing at SpaceX in Boca Chico, Texas.
- Elon Musk did, with SpaceX, purchase many different manufactured homes for workforce housing at SpaceX in Boca Chico, Texas.
Examples
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Many families have chosen to live in manufactured homes because they are affordable and can be quickly assembled.
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Howard says that many of the manufactured homes that were built in the 1970s and earlier are basically falling apart.
Blog text (19) -
He was following a manufactured home down the highway.
Fiction book (2000) -
Houses with acreage, houses in subdivisions, mobile/manufactured homes, apartments, and a sailboat.
Blog text (34) -
Elon Musk did, with SpaceX, purchase many different manufactured homes for workforce housing at SpaceX in Boca Chico, Texas.
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Wearing his faded chauffeur's uniform, he had boarded a Greyhound bus to live with his widowed sister in her manufactured home on the palmy fringe of Sarasota.
Fiction book (1993) -
The community has a designated area for manufactured homes, offering residents access to utilities and amenities.
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In recent years, interest in manufactured homes has increased due to their cost-effectiveness and modern designs.
Synonyms
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A large house made in a factory that can be moved and has water and electricity
How Prefabricated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositional: 'manufactured' (made industrially/in a factory) combined with 'home' (house) yields a house produced in a factory. A B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer it refers to a prefabricated or factory-built dwelling, even if they may miss technical specifics like transport and utility connection.
Etymology
The compound noun manufactured home comes from the idea of a home that is manufactured, or 'built in a factory' and then moved to its site on a truck. So the phrase means a ready-made house that is set up, connected to water and electricity, and used as a regular, often cheaper, home.