ranch house

American  

noun

1. the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.

2. Also called rambler.  any one-story house of the same general form, especially one built in the suburbs.

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Etymology

Origin of ranch house

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

That fall, we returned to Montreal and lived in a ranch house in Mount Royal.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the roughly 150 items rescued from the ranch house are stored in Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times

The fire burned down the ranch house and other historic buildings.

From Los Angeles Times

But he believes based on publicly available images that the ranch house on the property remains relatively intact.

From Los Angeles Times

The benefit applies if a property owner wants to replace what was a 1940s ranch house with a home constructed to today’s fire code and other modern standards.

From Los Angeles Times