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Meaning of 'terrace' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Terrace [ v.]
- A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.
- A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
- A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.
- A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
- A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.
2 . Terrace [ v. t.]
- To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.

Meaning of 'terrace' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . terrace [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
Example in sentence:
  • Grosvenor Terrace
2 . terrace [ v]
Meaning (2):
- make into terraces as for cultivation
Example in sentence:
  • The Incas terraced their mountainous land
Meaning (3):
- provide (a house) with a terrace
Example in sentence:
  • We terrassed the country house

Nearby Words:

ter- ter-tenant teraconic teracrylic teraph teraphim teraphs terapin teratical teratogeny

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