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or less commonly rowhouse
: one of a series of houses connected by common sidewalls and forming a continuous group
Fundamentally, a row house is a building that stands cheek by jowl with its neighbors, often sharing a common wall.—
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Italian-American bakeries and 19th-century row houses surround the display, adding to the charm.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Set along the South Carolina coast, Charleston is famous for its cobblestone streets, pastel-colored row houses, Lowcountry cuisine, and old churches dotting the skyline.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Downstairs in his Baltimore row house, cloudy brown water with chunks of human waste was coming up from the shower drain.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
An active group of plein air artists has been busy at work the last month, meeting weekly to capture village buildings such as The Inn, row houses, the Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center and the home of the RSF Historical Society, the La Flecha House.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Set along the South Carolina coast, Charleston is famous for its cobblestone streets, pastel-colored row houses, Lowcountry cuisine, and old churches dotting the skyline.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Downstairs in his Baltimore row house, cloudy brown water with chunks of human waste was coming up from the shower drain.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
An active group of plein air artists has been busy at work the last month, meeting weekly to capture village buildings such as The Inn, row houses, the Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center and the home of the RSF Historical Society, the La Flecha House.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Row house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/row%20house. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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row house
noun
: any of a row of houses connected by common sidewalls
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