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Definition matchbox house in British English

matchbox house noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmætʃbɒks ˌhaʊs/
1

a small and often badly built house located with many other similar houses on a social housing scheme

Example

The security police kept the four-roomed matchbox house in their sight at all times.

Definition matchbox house in British English