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

In the early morning darkness, FBI agents broke down the door of a two-story townhome in Los Angeles. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The townhomes will have two, three or four bedrooms and will also include stainless steel appliances and stone countertops. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Cranes dot the landscape as more and more townhomes and developments take shape. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Osborne said the housing options would include townhomes, duplexes and small single-family homes with varied square footage and numbers of bedrooms. — Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 11 Sep. 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