Bungalow

Definitions

1. A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
2. A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
3. A chalet or lodge.
   Atlantic-Canada
4. A detached, freestanding house or mansion.
   Malaysia, Singapore

Equivalents

Examples

“My aunt can't manage⟳ the stairs any more, so she's moving to a bungalow.”

“the proprietor of the little tin bungalow that did duty for a garage”

“Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set⟳ some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light⟳ showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw⟳ her forward⟳.”

“Following the rule⟳ adopted in most tropical countries, a bungalow style of house was chosen.”

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