terraced house

Thân thiện

A family lives in a terraced house on a quiet street.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A house that is part of a terrace: A terraced house is one of a row of identical or similar houses joined together by their side walls. It is a common style of housing in urban areas, especially in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.

Usage

• A terraced house is a specific type of residential building. It is characterized by being connected to neighboring houses on both sides, forming a continuous row. This distinguishes it from a detached house (standalone) or a semi-detached house (joined to one other house). The term is primarily used in British English; the American English equivalent is typically "row house" or "townhouse."

Examples

• Noun:
  • They bought a Victorian terraced house in London.
  • The street was lined with neat, red-brick terraced houses.
  • Living in a terraced house often means sharing party walls with your neighbors.

Advanced Usage

• "End-of-terrace house": A house that is at the end of a row of terraced houses, meaning it is attached to only one neighboring house.
  • The end-of-terrace house has a side garden, which the middle houses do not.

Variants and Related Words

• Terrace (noun): The entire row or series of joined houses.
  • The whole terrace was built in the 1890s.
• Townhouse (noun): Often used synonymously, especially in American English, though "townhouse" can sometimes imply a more modern or luxurious design.
• Row house (noun): The common American English term for a terraced house.

Synonyms

• Row house: (American English) A house that is part of a continuous row.
• Townhouse: A house, often multi-storied, that is part of a row of similar houses.

Antonyms

• Detached house: A standalone house not joined to any other.
• Semi-detached house: A house joined to one other house on one side only.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a house that is part of a terrace