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Definition of “terraced house”

terraced house

Definitions

noun

  1. (British) a house that is part of a terrace US and Canadian names: row house, town house

Derived Forms

terraced housing noun

terrace house (ˈtɛrəs haʊs)  or terraced house

Definitions

noun

  1. (British) a house in a terrace or a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls

Example Sentences Including 'terraced house'

By December 1974 we had been living in our small terraced house at 43 Third Avenue for nearly four years.
Maguire, Anne & Gallagher, Jim Why me?
Claire grew up in a modest terraced house in the Walton district of Liverpool, where her parents still live.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
During my first week in the parish they invited me to a fish and chip supper at their little terraced house.
Secombe, Fred Goodbye Curate
He later left the £250,000 terraced house in Manchester carrying a large case.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
It was in a tall terraced house with a forbidding exterior and gloomy, unkempt common parts.
Alan Judd THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002)
Our one-bedroom flat is in the basement of a converted terraced house.
Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
Prices for detached properties were up 3.2 per cent from the previous month, compared with a 2.3 per cent rise in terraced house prices.
Country Life (2004)

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