shotgun house
noun
: a house in which all the rooms are in direct line with each other usually front to back
called also shotgun cottage, shotgun shack
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Or the shotgun houses with their Victorian embellishments.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Over the years, the shotgun houses, which were relatively cheap and easy to build, spread across the South.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
Shotgun House Exteriors As far as the exterior of shotgun houses goes, there is some variation.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
Florence recalled growing up in a shotgun house her father built on that land, and learning to make lye soap from hog fat and dandelion wine from their garden.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Over the years, the shotgun houses, which were relatively cheap and easy to build, spread across the South.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
Shotgun House Exteriors As far as the exterior of shotgun houses goes, there is some variation.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
Florence recalled growing up in a shotgun house her father built on that land, and learning to make lye soap from hog fat and dandelion wine from their garden.
—Essence, 18 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for shotgun house
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“Shotgun house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shotgun%20house. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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