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Recent Examples of railroad flat
Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.
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Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
The apartment’s railroad flat configuration is a plus.
—Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Shortly after Howe was born, in 1940, her family moved from Buffalo to a railroad flat near Harvard Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railroad flat
- studio apartment
- garden apartment
- duplex apartment
- efficiency apartment
- granny flat
- efficiency
- condo
- duplex
Noun
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The artist can be seen sleeping on a lounge chair in the foyer, the rest of her studio apartment crammed from floor to ceiling with art.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Located on the ground floor of a 19th-century villa, the studio apartment is simple and modern, outfitted with minimal but tasteful furnishings.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
25 Nov. 2025
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The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Instead of flashy lights, a giant LED screen, or a carousel of giant stage props, Carpenter’s set design mirrored an extravagant modern duplex apartment, complete with a slinky boudoir, classy bathroom, and cozy conversation pit.—
Alex Rigotti,
Architectural Digest,
16 Dec. 2025
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No, the family’s duplex apartments weren’t connected.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Life on the outside Price now lives in a modest efficiency apartment in Milwaukee.—
Mario Koran,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Listen to this article The owner of a low-cost motel near I-84 is looking to convert it into 65 efficiency apartments, the kind of repurposing that Connecticut housing advocates have been pushing for in the General Assembly.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Another guideline would be reducing restrictions on accessory dwelling units, often referred to as granny flats or in-law suites.—
Joseph Lawler,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Nov. 2025
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The move to expand the use of granny flats and other ADUs is long overdue.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Its goal is to make the humans, specifically those that remain post-efficiency cuts, actually do their work.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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The trial runs will begin at the demo factory with a specific focus on improving efficiency.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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David Paredes said he's bought a house in South Florida before, and said that buying his first condo could be just as complex.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The condo, built in 2019, has an interior space of 1,988 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The property — a 1930s duplex featuring a two-bedroom, one-bath main house with a Spanish barrel tile roof and a towering mango tree, plus two separate efficiencies — is one of many sites affected by gas leak contamination that became endemic during the 1980s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Highlights include a duplex library, a state-of-the-art gym, a basketball court, a yoga studio, a PGA Tour golf simulator, a private club, and a private dining room.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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