In architecture and city planning, a terrace or terraced house (UK) or townhouse (US) is a form of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century, whereby a row of attached dwellings share side walls.

How do you describe a terraced house?

Terraced house

A house annexed to another house on two sides forming part of a row of similar houses each with its own frontage to a public road. Mid Terrace used to describe a house situated in the middle of a row of similar houses.

What does terraced house mean in UK?

Terraced housing is a row of uniform homes built in a continuous line, and a terraced house is one property within that row. Often given their American moniker, townhouses, terraced houses are one of the most popular forms of housing in the UK.