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
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The stand-alone log cabins and ranch houses are private and cozy, with snug fireplaces and bubbly hot tubs.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024
Regarded as the founding father of the iconic California ranch house, May’s work has been repeatedly published in Sunset since the 1930s.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Usually, the only intruders Pam Grier has to worry about are the horses who saunter into her Colorado ranch house uninvited.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Yarmouth This two-bedroom ranch house in central Cape Cod is steps from the Rail Trail bike path and 10 minutes' drive from Nantucket Sound beaches.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 July 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2024
Regarded as the founding father of the iconic California ranch house, May’s work has been repeatedly published in Sunset since the 1930s.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
Usually, the only intruders Pam Grier has to worry about are the horses who saunter into her Colorado ranch house uninvited.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Yarmouth This two-bedroom ranch house in central Cape Cod is steps from the Rail Trail bike path and 10 minutes' drive from Nantucket Sound beaches.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 July 2024
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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch%20house. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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