Dormobilen.
/ˈdɔːməbiːl/ A proprietary name for a type of motor-van with a rear compartment convertible for use as a caravan.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > caravan
cart-house1603
caravan1805
house wagon1833
wagon1851
house trailer1885
caboose1912
mobile home1934
travel trailer1936
trailer home1940
static caravan1947
Dormobile1952
caravette1953
trailer house1954
motor home1961
double-wide1966
static1980
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other vehicles according to specific use > [noun] > vehicle used as living accommodation > proprietary
Dormobile1952
Winnebago1973
1952 Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Oct. 977/2 Dormobile 710, 191. Motor land vehicles and parts thereof... Martin Walter Limited, 145 to 147, Sandgate Road, Folkestone; Manufacturers.
1962 Times 1 May 8/4 The eight varieties of Martin Walter Dormobile.
1966 P. Willmott Adolescent Boys E. London iv. 64 We're going in a big Dormobile and we'll have four chalets and a caravan.
1973 Listener 2 Aug. 151 As the horse-drawn carriage declined in use, so we lost the need and hence the ability to refer to the differences which 80 years ago were freely expressed by words like phaeton, brougham or landau... We've balanced such losses with words which distinguish between convertibles, fastbacks, dormobiles and minibuses.
1984 Financial Times 5 Jan. 13/6 The Chrysler Voyager or Dodge Caravan, a new mini-van..aimed at the car market..can be used as a conventional commercial vehicle... The concept of such a vehicle has been tossed around..for many years, spawning models like the familiar old Volkswagen Dormobile.
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