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ranch house

n.
1. The building on a ranch occupied by its operator.
2. A one-story house, usually having a low-pitched roof.
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ranch′ house`


n.
1. the house of the owner of a ranch, usu. of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
2. any one-story house of the same general form, esp. one built in the suburbs.
[1860–65, Amer.]
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Noun1.ranch house - a one story house with a low pitched roofranch house - a one story house with a low pitched roof
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
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For many homeowners, the L-shaped ranch house with the big garage close to the street has an inherent drawback: a wide front yard that has no privacy and serves little purpose because it's inaccessible from living areas.
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The distinctive balconies or verandas and shingled hip or gable roofs of these structures helped inspire the contemporary ranch house, a form popularized by Los Angeles designer Cliff May.
That was the approach taken in remodeling this Napa Valley, California, ranch house. The original house had a hip roof, with broad verandas for relief from summer heat.
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A facelift took years off this ranch house in Bellevue, Washington.
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In 1951, he designed Sunset's Menlo Park, California, headquarters as an elaboration on the ranch house appropriate for a publisher addressing the concerns of Western homeowners.
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