row house

[ roh ]

noun

1. one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments.
2. a house having at least one side wall in common with a neighboring dwelling.

row house

/ rəʊ /

noun

1. a house that is part of a terrace Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)terraced house

Word History and Origins

Origin of row house¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

But my second thought was about the row-house neighborhood I grew up in, in Philadelphia.

From The Daily Beast

The typical early row house, however, was a timber structure usually two stories high with an upper garret often included.

From Project Gutenberg

This Jamestown row house is probably the most impressive foundation on the island.

From Project Gutenberg

A trace is all that remains of a road which once ran east-west between parallel ditches, south of the row house.

From Project Gutenberg