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

An "extraordinary" townhome community, conveniently located on approximately 30 acres of magnificent countryside in the Jefferson Boro area of South Hills.

—The Pittsburgh Press

… machines rumble outside smoothing the way for a townhome complex, vanguard of the new village.

—Charlie Meyers

Examples of townhome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy remains away from the team, instead with his wife, Mia, after she was shot in their Ashburn, Virginia townhome. — Sam McDowell July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

In 2019, the Oceanside City Council approved a tentative plan for a previous developer to build 48 townhomes on the property, but the idea stalled. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

Recent PulteGroup developments in Charlotte Among other projects, the homebuilding group opened a 169-unit townhome community on June 27. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Currently, Cherrywood Homes has townhomes for sale within the first block of six, with construction taking place on the next block. — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for townhome

• biome
• genome
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb