[noun] [C] - (esp. in N and S America) a very large farm on which animals are kepta cattle rancha sheep ranchHe went to work on a ranch.The rancher and his wife live in the ranch house (= house on a ranch in which the people who own the ranch live, and which usually has only one level and a roof that does not slope much).(US) A ranch house or ranch-style house is a house which usually has only one level, and a roof that does not slope much, esp. one in a town or city.
RANCH
Meaning of RANCH in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012