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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.—
Eric Wybenga
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The neighborhood, speckled with Victorian brick row houses lit by antique lanterns, is adjacent to downtown Boston, west of the city's skyline.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Auntie Hảo left Evie the deed to her San Francisco row house, a place full of Evie’s happiest memories.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
The city’s downtown is made up mostly of small, tightly packed row houses.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
These include row houses, brownstones, and a virtual small downtown — all ready-made for a robotaxi demonstration.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Auntie Hảo left Evie the deed to her San Francisco row house, a place full of Evie’s happiest memories.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
The city’s downtown is made up mostly of small, tightly packed row houses.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
These include row houses, brownstones, and a virtual small downtown — all ready-made for a robotaxi demonstration.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for row house
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“Row house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/row%20house. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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row house
noun
: any of a row of houses connected by common sidewalls
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