tract house

noun

Definition of tract housenext
as in ranch house

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Recent Examples of tract house RuPaul was born in San Diego in 1960, the third of four children and the only boy, and brought up in a yellow three-bedroom tract house, one of four models in a housing development called Michelle Manor. — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024 But his idyllic Mayberry was now a construction yard surrounded by tract houses. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Most of the homes are tract houses, and many have taken on the personality of their owners with upgrades over the years. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 Depending on the location, the cost for a ranch tract house with a garage in the suburbs was within a middle-class family’s reach. — Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tract house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract house
  1. ranch house
  2. town house
  3. manor house
  4. ranch
  5. cottage
Noun
  • The small ranch house — lit up from inside in the dark, desert night — is a residential treatment facility for seven young men in foster care.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For a more remote, private stay, Hill Country Casitas has 11 stone casitas and a three-bedroom ranch house for larger groups.
    — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranch house
Noun
  • The 2,850-square-foot Madison Avenue shop is inspired by Smith’s home in London’s Holland Park, sporting a design intended to feel like a London town house.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The developer plans to convert an office building, Rushmore One, in Ballantyne Corporate Park into five apartment buildings and seven town house buildings.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of town house
Noun
  • The deeply pretty Georgian manor house, all honeyed Bath stone, sits at the end of an avenue of sky-high beech and lime trees, surrounded by exquisite gardens like a Jane Austen film set.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The property’s manor house, once a Goddard College library and event space, now serves as a rehearsal space for the Goddard Institute of Dramatic Arts.
    — Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of manor house
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  • After the Palisades fire, the ranch began hosting weekly community potluck dinners for anyone who lost their home.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Another image — Jessie riding a real horse — helped inspire the ranch setting and a new character, Blaze.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • Now, for the first time in more than two decades, Old Edwards Reserve is evolving with the introduction of Laurel Village, a limited collection of 24 cottages positioned around an 18,000-square-foot private putting course.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Indoor and outdoor event spaces, a private wine cellar and a museum are part of the changes, along with eight new three-bedroom, three-bath cottages for guests.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cottage

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“Tract house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract%20house. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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