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TRACT HOUSE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Urban Housing
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

A house located in a subdivision - generally characterized by repetition of design, architectural features, and price - distinguished from a house that is custom designed and custom built for a particular owner.

DEF

a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.

CONT

In Southern California, his childhood home, he drives among tract houses and strip malls, vainly seeking the open fields in which he once played.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Architecture d'habitation
OBS

série : Grand nombre d'objets identiques fabriqués à la chaîne. [...] Production en série.

OBS

stéréotypé : adj. [...] Qui paraît sortir d'un moule [...]

OBS

pavillon (dans un lotissement).

Key term(s)
  • pavillon

Spanish

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