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Definition of Terrace

1. Verb. Provide (a house) with a terrace. "We terrassed the country house"

2. Noun. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence.

3. Verb. Make into terraces as for cultivation. "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"

4. Noun. A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below).

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"

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

1. 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. 5. A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea. Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at different levels, indicating the flood plains at successive periods in their history. Terrace epoch. See Drift epoch, under Drift. Origin: F. Terrasse (cf. Sp. Terraza, It. Terrazza), fr. L. Terra the earth, probably for tersa, originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch, E. Torrid, and thirst. See Thirst, and cf. Fumitory, Inter, Patterre, Terrier, Trass, Tureen, Turmeric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrace

terpsichorean terpsichoreans terpyridine terpyridines terr terra terra-cotta terra alba terra cotta terra firma

terra incognita terra japonica terra nullius terra preta terra sigillata terrace (current term) terrace chant terraced terraced house terraced houses

terraceless terracelike terraceous terraces terracing terracings terracotta terracottalike terracottas terraculture

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