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ter·race  (trs)

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.

7. Chiefly Upper Northern & Midwestern U.S. See parking. See Regional Note at parking.

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.

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[French, from Old French, from Old Provençal terrassa, from Vulgar Latin *terrcea, feminine of *terrceus, earthen, from Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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terrace

Noun

1. a row of houses, usually identical and joined together by common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face

2. a paved area alongside a building

3. a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope

4. the terraces or terracing Brit & NZ a tiered area in a stadium where spectators stand

Verb

[-racing, -raced]

to make into terraces [Latin terra earth]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence patio area - 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) bench plateau, tableland - a relatively flat highland
	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" terrasse architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

Translations

terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n → terraza;

(BRIT) (= row of houses); hilera de casas adosadas;

the terraces (BRIT) (SPORT) → las gradas fpl

terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n → terrasse f;

(Brit) (= row of houses); rangée f de maisons (attenantes les unes aux autres);

the terraces (Brit) (Sport) → les gradins mpl

terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n (Brit) (row of houses) → Häuserreihe f;

(Agr), (= patio); Terrasse f;

the terraces npl (Brit) (Sport) → die Ränge pl

terrace [ˈtɛrəs] n → terrazza;

(BRIT) (= row of houses); fila di case a schiera;

the terraces npl (BRIT ) (SPORT) → le gradinate

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terrace

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(臺地) terasa terase teres terras terrasse, avsats taras socalco terasă терраса terasa terasa terasa terrass เนินที่ลาดเอียง set, teras 臺地，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 rivitalo 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 테라스 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