row house

noun

ˈrō- How to pronounce row house (audio)
variants or less commonly rowhouse
ˈrō-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce row house (audio)
: one of a series of houses connected by common sidewalls and forming a continuous group
Fundamentally, a row house is a building that stands cheek by jowl with its neighbors, often sharing a common wall.—Eric Wybenga

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Just after midnight Saturday, a report of a man with a gun on a porch brought the two officers to the 100 block of North 52nd Street in West Philadelphia, where stretches of brick row houses sit behind short staircases and small yards. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 In 1986, a fiberglass sculpture of a shark plunging headfirst into the roof of an ordinary-looking row house in the English town of Headington appeared as if out of nowhere. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 With a shift toward housing, developers are planning to build 8,000 residences, including condominiums, row houses, and apartments – all in several distinct communities. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Nearby, there are abandoned and condemned row houses along Hamilton Avenue, Sterrett and Kelly streets. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for row house

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First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of row house was in 1871

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row house

noun
ˈrō- How to pronounce row house (audio)
: any of a row of houses connected by common sidewalls

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