What does "ranch-style" mean?

Of a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States, involving houses with a long, close-to-the-ground profile and wide open layout, fusing modernist ideas with notions of the Wild West.

Ranch-style

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Of a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States, involving houses with a long, close-to-the-ground profile and wide open layout, fusing modernist ideas with notions of the Wild West. not-comparable

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"Elderly people usually buy ranch-style houses to avoid the danger of climbing stairs."

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