ter·race (t r  s)n. 1. a. A porch or walkway bordered by colonnades. b. A platform extending outdoors from a floor of a house or apartment building. 2. An open, often paved area adjacent to a house serving as an outdoor living space; a patio. 3. A raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping sides and a flat top: turning a hillside into a series of ascending terraces for farming. 4. A flat, narrow stretch of ground, often having a steep slope facing a river, lake, or sea. 5. a. A row of buildings erected on raised ground or on a sloping site. b. A section of row houses. c. Abbr. Ter. or Terr. A residential street, especially on a slope or hill. 6. A narrow strip of landscaped earth in the middle of a street. tr.v. ter·raced, ter·rac·ing, ter·rac·es 1. To provide (a house, for example) with a terrace or terraces. 2. To form (a hillside or sloping lawn, for example) into terraces. [French, from Old French, from Old Provençal terrassa, from Vulgar Latin *terr  cea, feminine of *terrceus, earthen, from Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.] |
terrace [ˈtɛrəs]
n
1. a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building)
a. a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face
b. (cap when part of a street name) Grosvenor Terrace
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a paved area alongside a building, serving partly as a garden
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a balcony or patio
5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the flat roof of a house built in a Spanish or Oriental style
6. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a flat area bounded by a short steep slope formed by the down-cutting of a river or by erosion
7. (Team Sports / Football Terms (both Rugby & Soccer)) (usually plural)
a. unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand
b. the spectators themselves
vb
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to make into or provide with a terrace or terraces
[from Old French terrasse, from Old Provençal terrassa pile of earth, from terra earth, from Latin]
terraceless adj
Terrace a series of things, especially houses.
Examples: living terrace of crippled children, 1896; terraces of gravel (geology), 1878; of houses (e.g., Adelphi Terrace), 1796.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residencearea - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house solar trap, suntrap - a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds |
| 2. | terrace - a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) | |
| 3. | terrace - a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace" terraced house - a house that is part of a terrace row - an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| Verb | 1. | terrace - provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect |
| 2. | terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" |
Translations
terrace [ˈterəs]
B. VT [+ hillside, garden] → construir terrazas en, terraplenar
terrace [ˈtɛrəs]
n
(British) (= row of houses) → rangée identiques et attenantes les unes aux autres)f de maisons >
(outside house, restaurant) → terrasse f
(on hillside) → terrasse f
terraces npl (British) the terraces (at football ground) → les gradins mpl
terrace
vt garden, hill → in Terrassen anlegen, stufenförmig anlegen
terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n
terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n
b. (Brit) (row of houses) → fila di case a schiera
c. the terraces npl (Brit) (Sport) → le gradinate
terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n
b. (Brit) (row of houses) → fila di case a schiera
c. the terraces npl (Brit) (Sport) → le gradinate
n terrace [ˈterəs]
1 (one of a number of) raised level banks of earth etc, like large steps, on the side of a hill etc Vines are grown on terraces on the hillside. terras مُدَرَّجات زِراعِيَه тераса terasa terrasse die Terrasse πεζούλα, σκαλί (σε πλαγιά) terraza, bancal terrass, astang شیب پلکانی penger terrasse מַדרֵגָה, טֶרַסָה समतल क्षेत्र terasa terasz teras stallur, hjallur terrazza 段丘 계단식 대지 terasa terase teres terras terrasse, avsats taras socalco terasă терраса terasa terasa terasa terrass เนินที่ลาดเอียง set, teras 台地，梯田 тераса; насип چبوترہ، بلند مقام chỗ đất cao, tầng bậc 台地，梯田
2 a row of houses connected to each other. ryhuis صَف من المَنازِل مُلْتَصِق كلٌّ منها بالآخَر редица от къщи (обик. над склон) řada domů rækkehuse die Häuserreihe σειρά κολλητών σπιτιών hilera de casas ridamaja ردیف خانه ها talorivi rangée de maisons שוּרַת בָּתִים צְמוּדָה छत niz međusobno spojenih kuća sorházak deretan rumah yang saling berhubungan (rað)húsaröð (fila di case a schiera) 連続住宅 계단식으로 늘어선 집들 namų eilė māju rinda rumah teres aaneengesloten huizenrij rekkehus szeregowiec renque rând de case ряд домов radová zástavba vrstne hiše niz povezanih kuća husrad ระเบียง sıra evler 排房 веранда, тераса ايک ساتھ متصل گھروں کي صف dãy nhà 排房
v
to make into a terrace or terraces The hillside has been terraced to make new vineyards. terrasseer يُدَرِّج терасирам terasovitě upravit inddele i terrasser terrassenförmig anlegen χωρίζω σε βαθμίδες terraplenar; aterrazar; adosar (casas) astanguliseks tegema, tasandama کرت بندی کردن pengertää arranger en terrasses לַעֲשוֹת טֶרַסָה सीढ़ी बनाना urediti poput terase teraszosan kiképez membuat berteras mynda hjalla/stalla terrazzare 段丘状にする 계단식 대지로 만들다 (kur) padaryti terasas izveidot terasi membuat teres terrassen aanleggen anlegge i terrasser uformować w taras(y) arranjar em socalcos a amenaja în terase террасировать terasovito upraviť narediti terase napraviti terase anlägga i terrasser ทำให้ลดหลั่นเป็นชั้น set yapmak 使成梯田 розташовувати терасами چبوترہ بنانا đắp thành nền cao 使成梯田
terrace → شُرفة مكشوفة řadové domky terrasse Terrasse πεζούλι terraza terassi terrasse terasa terrazza テラスハウス 테라스 terras terrasse taras terraço терраса terrass ระเบียง teras dãy nhà 露台
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