town house
noun
a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person.
town houses
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pluralof town house.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The tax applies to town houses worth more than $5 million, as well as condos and co-ops valued at more than $1 million, according to the city government’s abstruse methodology—and rates are steep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The development consists of two blocks of flats and five town houses.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
A largely residential parcel of the base, Parcel A, was turned over to San Francisco and has been redeveloped with new town houses and condos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
The mid-day sun felt summer hot, and there was little movement despite a dense line of town houses that were either glaring white or oddly dark; the effect was like a mouth with missing teeth.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2024
Mr. Whitby lived in Kenwood, an idyllic stretch of town houses and Queen Anne–style mansions sprawled along the shoreline.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
