railroad flat

noun

Definition of railroad flatnext
as in studio apartment

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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. — Literary Hub, 9 July 2025 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
  1. studio apartment
  2. garden apartment
  3. duplex apartment
  4. efficiency apartment
  5. granny flat
  6. efficiency
  7. condo
  8. duplex
Noun
  • The development plan shows 30 studio apartments of 500 square feet, 106 one-bedroom units ranging from 635 to 916 square feet, and 40 two-bedroom models of 1,117 to 1,162 square feet.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While often used in kids’ rooms, loft beds also work well in adult spaces like guest rooms, studio apartments, and narrow homes.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of studio apartment
Noun
  • Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Definition of garden apartment
Noun
  • Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of duplex apartment
Noun
  • The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • The business also offered plans for tiny homes, about the size of an efficiency apartment.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Definition of efficiency apartment
Noun
  • Another would permit accessory dwelling units — commonly called granny flats, or ADUs — in backyards across the state.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2026
  • They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Definition of granny flat
Noun
  • The balance between efficiency and pleasantness in doing business seems extremely hard to achieve.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Big banks—including JPMorgan, Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America—are all investing heavily in AI to boost efficiency, and Bank of America is already pointing to measurable returns.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of efficiency
Noun
  • Guthrie responded to the catastrophic damage brought by hurricanes Idalia, Helene and Milton, and to other crises like the Surfside condo collapse.
    — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … LIZ PEEK — Marxist streamer raking in millions from his West Hollywood condo wants your vote.
    — , FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of condo
Noun
  • Then the back unit of the duplex became available, and Blanding immediately thought of her sister.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Its 93 rooms are distributed across two luxury hotels, Delos and Soukana, plus an area called Madrague, which includes five old fisherman’s cottages with duplex rooms.
    — Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of duplex

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“Railroad flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad%20flat. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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