Meaning & use
detached house
A house that stands completely on its own, not joined to any other building on either side.
See it in a sentence
They dreamed of buying a detached house with a garden instead of a shared apartment.
The quiet street was lined with detached houses, each with its own driveway.
A note on using this word
Detached house is standard British real estate terminology, contrasted with semi-detached, which shares one wall with a neighboring house.
Words with a similar meaning
standalone house
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Words with an opposite meaning
semi-detached houseterraced house
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