town house

noun

1

: a usually single-family house of two or sometimes three stories that is usually connected to a similar house by a common sidewall

also : row house

2

: a house in town

specifically : the city residence of one having a country seat or having a chief residence elsewhere

stayed at their town house during the social season

Examples of town house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Surrounded by Notting Hill’s pastel town houses, the Portobello Hotel’s interiors are their own draw, sporting vibrant colors and unexpected textural pairings. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

The film opens in an Upper East Side town house, where a woman decorating her Christmas tree discovers a Tiffany Blue Box dated December 1992. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 28 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

Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for town house

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

Kids Definition

town house

noun

: a house connected to the next house by a common sidewall