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 He’s eased himself into a director’s chair in the sunny living room of a ranch house on his rural weekend property in California’s Ventura County, a working lemon farm that’s also home to some 20 horses with names like Sir Heinrich VH. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024 Taschen left the reimagining of the ranch house entirely in the hands of Pardo, with no preconceived conceptual directive and no prescribed program beyond the utilitarian. Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024 Though the imitation ghost town is among the most recognizable areas on the ranch, there are a number of other buildings and sets, including a two-story ranch house, a large red barn, a Spanish-style hacienda that dates to the 1900s, and a stationary four-car train. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024 In Malibu, artist Jorge Pardo has dramatically transformed an old ranch house into a living artwork for publisher Benedikt Taschen. Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ranch house 

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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 5 Nov. 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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