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
Just past the arch, one of the town houses was painted black—the only black building Frank had seen so far in Venice.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
