noun
- a large farm, especially in the western United States, where cattle, horses, or sheep are raised
- a style of house that is long and low with one story
verb
- to work on or manage a ranch
Examples
- The cattle ranch covered thousands of acres in Montana.
- They bought a ranch-style home in the suburbs.
- His family has been ranching in Texas for three generations.
- The dude ranch offers horseback riding lessons to tourists.
- She grew up on a sheep ranch in Wyoming.
- The one-story ranch house had a large front yard.
- He decided to ranch cattle after retiring from the city.