row house
Americannoun
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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.
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a house having at least one side wall in common with a neighboring dwelling.
noun
Etymology
Origin of row house
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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In Philadelphia—where kids are down 6%—Nija Rivera, 39, grew up working class in a row house with her siblings, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Chris Wogan, 76, grew up in a row house in Philadelphia with seven siblings in the 1950s and 60s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
We come to a row house with a garden filled with leafy plants growing up trellises and flowerpots on each of the steps.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Wamah was killed in a row house on South 56th Street, but Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Monday that officers were dispatched several miles away to North 56th Street instead.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
A task force of over two dozen Philadelphia police officers, Baltimore City and County police officers, and ATF and FBI officials flooded their uncle’s narrow three-story row house.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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