ranch house

noun

Definition of ranch housenext
as in town house

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Recent Examples of ranch house In Contra Costa County, that means tracking far more than ranch houses in Walnut Creek or condos in Brentwood. — East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Production vehicles can park once while utilizing dissimilar looks; locations can jump from a Victorian home to a ranch house to a gritty industrial setting without a company move. — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 15 May 2026 Originally built in 1959 as a modest ranch house, the property was transformed into a sleek architectural showpiece by David Kotzebue Architecture and builders Lowell and Jacquie Strauss of Amalfi West. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 At her Montecito, California, ranch house with partner Dawn Close, gravel is the foundation of their yard design. — Elizabeth Jardina, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranch house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch house
  1. town house
  2. tract house
  3. manor house
  4. ranch
  5. cottage
Noun
  • Developer Jib Felter of AAG Farms, LLC wants to build 44 town house units and retail space for multiple tenants at the northeast corner of 133rd Street and Black Bob Road.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The five-story, 92,000-square-foot NoHo town house, which dates to the early 19th century, has been in the hands of the artist and his foundation since 1965.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of town house
Noun
  • In 2017, my family and I bought our house in the Palisades—a 1950s tract house on the same street as three of our friends.
    — Juliana Shallcross, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The Netflix series Adolescence starts with a police SWAT team conducting a dawn raid on a modest tract house in the north of England.
    — Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 July 2025
Definition of tract house
Noun
  • The property’s manor house, once a Goddard College library and event space, now serves as a rehearsal space for the Goddard Institute of Dramatic Arts.
    — Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Guests can stay at a suite in the 18-bedroom main manor house, the cozier 11-bedroom Garden House, or one of the property’s individual suites.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of manor house
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  • Bush and his senior staff were flown from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, via Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews.
    — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The restaurant makes its ranch dressings and salsas in house, prepares fresh toppings daily and uses fresh beef and never-frozen buns.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • The couple also built La Pitchoune, a small cottage in Plascassier, France, in the 1960s that became a favorite cooking retreat.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
  • If the main house isn’t grand enough, Keaton’s former compound also has a striking guest cottage covered in black wood.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cottage

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