railroad flat

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Recent Examples of railroad flat 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
Noun
  • The property offers accommodations for all types of groups, from three-bedroom seaside cottages to studio apartments perfect for two.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
  • This is a good option for studio apartment or dorm room-dwellers, or for people who typically cook one serving at a time.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Secret Life of Pets actor also wanted to include a window in his shower because his favorite garden apartment in Chicago had that feature.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • From $151 per night. BOOK NOW Pink Paradise in New Orleans, Louisiana This historic garden apartment—built in 1875— is a stunner on the inside and out.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The duplex apartment measures roughly 9,200 square feet with five bedrooms and six bathrooms.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Pascal Chevallier Her duplex apartment, in the haut-monde 16th arrondissement, delights in a similar mix of bourgeois deference to French classicism and pleasure-seeking quirk.
    Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 31 July 2024
Noun
  • The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Last fall, city officials put forward a plan for the local housing authority to take control of the remaining trust properties and operate them until they could be turned over to developers who would tear down and rebuild them as efficiency apartments for homeless residents.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Use it as a granny flat, a tiny lakehouse, or a detached studio or office.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Also known as granny flats, backyard tiny homes or in-law suites, ADUs are a growing trend in home building and renovation.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But think what made up this win: one set piece, one counter-attack, two stand-in centre-backs, plenty of tired legs, lots of defensive headers, a fair bit of game management, backs to the wall, spirit, nous, intelligence and efficiency.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Lessons for the Present In a time when isolation and efficiency often trump human connection, Ted's story offers lessons for everyone.
    Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, the prices of luxury condos increased by 6.5% while the prices of traditional condos increased by 3%.
    Maddie McGay, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
  • There has been a surplus of downtown condos since the COVID-19 pandemic drove a lot of buyers out of the city and caused people to crave more space.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Three people who lived on the other side of the duplex reportedly managed to escape the fire at the home, which didn’t have working smoke detectors.
    Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Ana De Souza, 54, who lived at the duplex, and her dog were found dead inside after firefighters extinguished the blaze.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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