terraced house

British

noun

US and Canadian names: row house. town house. a house that is part of a terrace

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terraced housing noun

Example Sentences

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Firefighters were called to the fire in a terraced house on Grafton Street at about 11:15 GMT on Friday.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

"It was nothing back in the day, just a normal house like a terraced house with a couple of lights up," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

At the time of his death in 2021, Charles Haxton was living alone in a terraced house in Tooting, south London.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

One terraced house was destroyed and two more partially collapsed in the blast.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

He remembered no intervening time, no sore feet—but here he was, addressing in the politest terms an old lady who stood in the doorway of a flat-fronted terraced house.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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