ranch house

noun

1
: the main dwelling house on a ranch
2
: a one-story house typically with a low-pitched roof and an open plan

Examples of ranch house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Del Sur’s ranch house received the county’s first LEED Platinum designation in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 One of the ranch houses on the property dates back to 1878, the Chickering Co. brochure says. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024 Myers’s notes: Featured Project: A 1960s ranch house in Ladera Heights was in need of both interior and exterior refurbishing. Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023 One of the ranch houses on the property dates back to 1878, according to a brochure circulated in 2017 by The Chickering Co. Inc., a real estate brokerage specializing in ranch and recreational properties. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024 Much of the property around the house was purchased and developed in the early 2000s — but the ranch house remained. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024 Sue keeps a booklet filled with business cards of journalists who have visited their ranch house. Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023 In the quiet of their ranch house in southern Pennsylvania, just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, there would be no nurses deciding what medicines to give, or remembering how many times Shelby is supposed to be fed through her tube each day. Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023 One startling metric: In this city of mansions, ranch houses, and bungalows, almost all new construction now consists of buildings with five apartments or more. Curbed, 29 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ranch house was in 1859

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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch%20house. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

ranch house

noun
1
: the main house on a ranch
2
: a one-story house usually with a low-pitched roof

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