V in-ing He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace... V with/in n `You haven't answered me,' she persisted... V with quote When I set my mind to something, I persist. V. Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary. See also: persistent, persistence, permit, perspicuity. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
A traditional carriage house is the servants quarters above the place where the buggies are parked. After the Horse and Carriage era, the Chauffeur would occupy such quarters, and would maintain the cars as well as drive them. Sometimes the automobile or carriage part will be converted to additional living space. They have nothing at all to do with townhouses. Townhouses are typically part of a condominium tract, and are defined by two units sharing a common wall.
Mobile homes, now called manufactured homes, are built to conform to the same federal code, no matter where they will be delivered. That code is called the HUD code. A modular home conforms to the building codes that are required at the specific location it will be delivered to, and in many cases, construction exceeds the required codes. Some critics might argue that a modular home is more attractive than a manufactured home.