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ranch house

–noun
1. the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
2. Also called rambler. any one-story house of the same general form, esp. one built in the suburbs.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism
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ranch house  
n.  
  1. The building on a ranch occupied by its operator.

  2. A rectangular, one-story house with a low-pitched roof.

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ranch house

type of residential building, characteristically built on one level, having a low roof and a rectangular open plan, with relatively little conventional demarcation of living areas

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