pied-à-terre
Secondary urban dwelling
A pied-à-terre is a small dwelling, typically an apartment, maintained in a city other than where one primarily lives.
The French term literally means "foot on the ground," suggesting a place to touch down temporarily.
Wealthy people keep a pied-à-terre in cities they visit frequently for business or pleasure: They have a pied-à-terre in Manhattan for when they're in town for the theater season.
The plural is pieds-à-terre.
Rented unit in building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- studioCreative professional's workspace
loft · condo · real estate · investment · ownership · leasehold · freehold · property
apartment
Rented unit in building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
studio · loft · condo · real estate · investment · ownership · leasehold · freehold · property · urban
getaway
Swift departure or retreat
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- boltholeEmergency escape shelter
- footholdStable position for advancement
refuge · hideaway · sanctuary · escape · haven · private · personal · discrete · intimate · convenient
short-term
Of limited duration
stopover · sojourn · transient · occasional · part-time · weekday · commuter · overnight
pied-à-terreprimary residence
Main place of habitation
family home · domicile · home base · headquarters · principal residence
pied-à-terreestate
Property and grounds
mansion · manor · homestead · family estate · country seat
pied-à-terreestate
Property and grounds
mansion · manor · family compound · ancestral home · country estate