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

That tower has 356 units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms and townhome and penthouse options. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026

The site, previously used as a distribution center, a fitness center and for other commercial reasons, will be redeveloped into a five-story, 272-unit market-rate apartment building, as well as 19 townhomes. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026

The townhomes are in four eight-unit buildings. —Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026

That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report that estimates investor ownership of houses and townhomes nationwide. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for townhome

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