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Definition of Terrace
1. Noun. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.
Generic synonyms: Area
Group relationships: Garden
Specialized synonyms: Solar Trap, Suntrap
2. Verb. Provide (a house) with a terrace. "We terrassed the country house"
Category relationships: Architecture
Generic synonyms: Furnish, Provide, Render, Supply
3. Noun. A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below).
4. Verb. Make into terraces as for cultivation. "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
5. Noun. A row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face). "Grosvenor Terrace"
Generic synonyms: Row
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Terrace
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.
Definition of Terrace
1. Noun. A platform that extends outwards from a building. ¹
2. Noun. A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river. ¹
3. Noun. A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses. ¹
4. Noun. (in the plural chiefly British) The standing area at a football ground. ¹
5. Verb. To provide something with a terrace. ¹
6. Verb. To form something into a terrace. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Terrace
1. to provide with a terrace (a raised embankment) [v -RACED, -RACING, -RACES]
Medical Definition of Terrace
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1. 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.
2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.
4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrace
Literary usage of Terrace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1883)
"In his " Illustrations of Surface Geology," however, he complicates his earlier
statement by an unfortunate " ideal section" representing each terrace as ..."
2. The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Topography and Architecture by Nancy Bookidis (1997)
"Upper terrace: Western steps in R:17-18; to south cuttings for Buildings ST:16-17,
T:16-17. b. ... Middle terrace, Roman Propylon in middle ground. 5 la. ..."
3. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"B. The terrace-like form is not definitely related to horizontal strata in the
underlying bedrock, and 1. Is situated along an existing shore line, ..."
4. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"Do you know whether that terrace was near to the small cabinet that was contiguous
... From the terrace on the opposite side of the house, near the lady-in- ..."
5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"Playa plain and marginal terrace View of the Playa plain (foreground'!, (lie
marginal terrace ... This terrace bevels across the upturned edges of shales, ..."
6. An Introduction to Geology by William Berryman Scott (1914)
"Another method of terrace formation should be mentioned. If a river which has
excavated a deep valley, have its velocity checked by a slow subsidence of the ..."
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