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

Housing considered to be vacant would be any single-family home, condominium, duplex, townhome or apartment left vacant for more than half a calendar year. —Kerry Jackson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

The First American home price index looks at single-family homes, not condos and townhomes, which are facing even more intense downward price pressures in places like Denver because of an aging housing stock and rising HOA fees. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026

That proposal featured 154 single-family homes and 88 townhomes, plus a 5-acre commercial area and a 7-acre park site. —Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

He's accused of setting fire to his townhome. —Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Feb. 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