Found 2 items, similar to apartment house.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apartment house apartment house n : a building that is divided into apartments [syn: apartment building ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apartment house Apartment house \A*part"ment house\ A building comprising a number of lving units (apartments[4]) designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; contrasted to a detached dwelling. Sometimes distinguished in the United States from a flat house , in which each living unit comprises one entire floor, whereas in an apartment house a floor may be partitioned into any number of apartments[4]. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]