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ranch house

noun [C]
 
(also ranch-style house) US

Definition

a house that usually has only one level, and a roof that does not slope much, either in a city or on a ranchHouses and homes
(Definition of ranch house noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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