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| ter·race [ térrəss ] |
noun (plural ter·rac·es) |
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1. porch or walkway with pillars: a promenade or portico, usually with columns or a balustrade along the side or sides
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2. strip of agricultural land on hillside: a flat, fairly narrow, level strip of ground, bounded by a vertical or steep slope and constructed on a hillside so that the land can be cultivated
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3. flat area beside building: a paved or grassy area immediately outside and on a level with a building, used for sitting or eating outdoors
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4. buildings balcony: a level outdoor surface that extends from one of the upper floors of an apartment or house
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5. row of identical houses joined together: a long row of houses built together in the same style, separated only by shared dividing side walls
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6. buildings set on raised ground: a row of houses facing down from a raised position on or along the top of a piece of sloping ground, or built on a raised bank of ground
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7. rooftop patio: a flat roof used as living space
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8. geography area of natural ground along coast: a flat raised strip of beach or ground that has been formed naturally along the coast, beside a river or lake, or along the side of a valley by erosion or the changing sea level
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9. civil engineering constructed bank of ground: a raised bank of ground, artificially constructed
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10. U.S. urban planning street set on hill: a street constructed along a piece of raised or sloping ground
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transitive verb (past and past participle ter·raced, present participle ter·rac·ing, 3rd person present singular ter·rac·es) |
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agriculture form terrace on land: to convert land into a terrace or terraces
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| [Early 16th century. < Old French, "rubble, platform" < Latin terra "earth, land"] |
