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 county is looking to encourage a mix of housing types, including single-family homes, cottages, townhomes, apartments and accessory homes, to serve people of different ages, incomes and household types. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

An existing industrial and commercial building totaling 96,400 square feet would be bulldozed to clear the way for 13 structures with a series of two-story townhomes, project plans show. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

If the city approves all the necessary planning and zoning documents, Omni360 plans to start developing the site later this year, with the majority of construction taking place in 2027 and the first residents moving into the townhomes in early 2028. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

And coming to the now-shuttered Margate Executive Golf Course is Coral Edge, a 132-townhome community. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 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