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

Their plan calls for 300 affordable apartment units, a 5,000-square-foot district training center for employees, a teacher supply store and counseling center, a hotel, a transit hub and some townhomes. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Nowadays, the land surrounding the 67-year-old fruit stand is paved over as cookie-cutter townhomes swallow the area. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

That project would bulldoze an office building on the site to make way for apartments and townhomes. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

The Epcon Communities’ development will be for ages 55 and older and include 86 single-family homes and 71 townhomes, the Lake Norman Citizen reported. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 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