townhome
noun
town·home
ˈtau̇n-ˌhōm 
plural townhomes
US
: a house that has two or three levels and that is attached to a similar house by a shared wall : town house sense 1
"Drop-dead gorgeous 1991 townhome in the heart of Brentwood" was how McKenna described the property in the listing.—
Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey ToobinAn "extraordinary" townhome community, conveniently located on approximately 30 acres of magnificent countryside in the Jefferson Boro area of South Hills.—The Pittsburgh Press
The Pittsburgh Press… machines rumble outside smoothing the way for a townhome complex, vanguard of the new village.—Charlie Meyers
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The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a city ballot measure passed in 2022 that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing free trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The project would consist of three-story townhomes distributed among 28 buildings.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
The townhomes will be completed between the two buildings, Zucker said.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
For starters, elevated interest rates over the past few years have prompted builders to scale back, focusing on smaller, more attainable homes such as townhomes rather than large five-bedroom houses.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The project would consist of three-story townhomes distributed among 28 buildings.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
The townhomes will be completed between the two buildings, Zucker said.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
For starters, elevated interest rates over the past few years have prompted builders to scale back, focusing on smaller, more attainable homes such as townhomes rather than large five-bedroom houses.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Townhome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townhome. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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