variants
or less commonly rowhouse
: 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.—
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In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as a police helicopter dropped two bombs onto the group’s row house, igniting a fire that killed 11 people (including five children) and destroyed 61 homes.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
In his view, row houses are an ideal design.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as a police helicopter dropped two bombs onto the group’s row house, igniting a fire that killed 11 people (including five children) and destroyed 61 homes.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Zillow defines single-family homes as attached or semi-attached row houses, duplexes, quadruplexes and townhomes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
In his view, row houses are an ideal design.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2026
In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as a police helicopter dropped two bombs onto the group’s row house, igniting a fire that killed 11 people (including five children) and destroyed 61 homes.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Zillow defines single-family homes as attached or semi-attached row houses, duplexes, quadruplexes and townhomes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for row house
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“Row house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/row%20house. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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row house
noun
: any of a row of houses connected by common sidewalls
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