house-to-house

[ hous-tuh-hous ]

adjective

1. conducted from one house to the next:

   a house-to-house survey.

2. door-to-door ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of house-to-house¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

But this operation is still ongoing, with reports that Israeli forces are moving deep inside the camp to search house-to-house for other wanted men.

From BBC

But since then, this man says it had been largely quiet - with no sign of house-to-house searches in his neighbourhood, nor of fighters from the camp.

From BBC

Merawi residents describe several hours of fierce fighting on 29 January between the army and Fano fighters, followed by house-to-house searches by uniformed Ethiopian security officers.

From BBC

The city is one of the last in southern Gaza that Israeli ground forces, which have been fighting house-to-house battles in nearby Khan Younis, have not yet reached.

From New York Times

“In the next wave of house-to-house visits, we will not distribute this kind of campaign material,” Hung said in a video aired on SET iNews.

From Seattle Times