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 1954 ranch house was a veritable museum of Rat Pack era décor, filled with fluffy, sparkly and fruit colored furnishings.
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Julie Lasky, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Advertisement California Will Rogers’ ranch house and motel owned by William Randolph Hearst consumed by Palisades fire
Jan. 8, 2025
The rustic recording studio retreat is a visual icon of Los Angeles music history.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Jigsaw Farms, along with the historic Will Rogers ranch house and its main stable, were consumed by the nearly 24,000-acre blaze.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Ten minutes later, an aerial fire crew dropped water over the Villa’s ranch house, which Fleming said is at the perimeter of the property and most vulnerable to fire.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Julie Lasky, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Advertisement California Will Rogers’ ranch house and motel owned by William Randolph Hearst consumed by Palisades fire
Jan. 8, 2025
The rustic recording studio retreat is a visual icon of Los Angeles music history.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Jigsaw Farms, along with the historic Will Rogers ranch house and its main stable, were consumed by the nearly 24,000-acre blaze.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Ten minutes later, an aerial fire crew dropped water over the Villa’s ranch house, which Fleming said is at the perimeter of the property and most vulnerable to fire.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ranch house
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“Ranch house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch%20house. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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