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

The analysis covered existing homes, including single-family houses, condos and townhomes. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

Of the 1,250 homes, 288 will be townhomes and condominiums priced for middle-income families. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Georgia and Florida developers will seek Mooresville Town Board approval Monday night for 450 Lake Norman apartments and townhomes unanimously rejected in June by the town Planning Board. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 1 Nov. 2026

And that means looking beyond the traditional single-family house to a wide mix of options, such as apartments, townhomes, smaller accessible homes and accessory dwelling units like spaces above garages or backyard cottages. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 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