shotgun house

noun

: a house in which all the rooms are in direct line with each other usually front to back

called also shotgun cottage, shotgun shack

compare railroad flat

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Or the shotgun houses with their Victorian embellishments. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025 Over the years, the shotgun houses, which were relatively cheap and easy to build, spread across the South. Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024 Shotgun House Exteriors As far as the exterior of shotgun houses goes, there is some variation. Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 19 June 2024 Florence recalled growing up in a shotgun house her father built on that land, and learning to make lye soap from hog fat and dandelion wine from their garden. Essence, 18 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for shotgun house

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shotgun house was in 1903

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“Shotgun house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shotgun%20house. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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