Phrase guide

row house

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A variety of residential building where the individual houses lining a street share adjacent walls in common and have a continuous stretch of roof

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • The walls in Eduardo's row house were so thin he could hear the neighbors two houses down.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: town house

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: house

Narrower terms: brownstone, terraced house

History

Etymology

From row + house.