row house

noun

ˈrō- 

variants or less commonly rowhouse

ˈrō-ˌhau̇s 

: 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

Examples of row house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Many of the commercial strips in Omaha, a city of about half a million people, have the air of a nineties college town, with low-slung blocks of row houses punctuated by dive bars and cafés, thrift stores and record shops. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The Tucson Origins tour explores Barrio Viejo, a district of 19th-century Sonoran row houses that serve as the city's architectural soul. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for row house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

row house

noun

ˈrō- 

: any of a row of houses connected by common sidewalls