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terrace
[ ter-uhs ]
noun
- a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- the top of such a construction, used as a platform, garden, road, etc.
- a nearly level strip of land with a more or less abrupt descent along the margin of the sea, a lake, or a river.
- the flat roof of a house.
- an open, often paved area connected to a house or an apartment house and serving as an outdoor living area; deck.
- an open platform, as projecting from the outside wall of an apartment; a large balcony.
- a row of houses on or near the top of a slope.
- a residential street following the top of a slope.
verb (used with or without object)
- to form into or furnish with a terrace or terraces.
terrace
/ ˈ³ÙÉ›°ùÉ™²õ /
noun
- a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope
- a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face
- ( cap when part of a street name )
Grosvenor Terrace
- a paved area alongside a building, serving partly as a garden
- a balcony or patio
- the flat roof of a house built in a Spanish or Oriental style
- a flat area bounded by a short steep slope formed by the down-cutting of a river or by erosion
- usually plural
- unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand
- the spectators themselves
verb
- tr to make into or provide with a terrace or terraces
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù±ð°ù°ù²¹³¦±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù±ð°ù۲¹³¦±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù۲¹³¦±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of terrace1
Example Sentences
Its bar was a favorite spot not to be recognized by the hoi polloi, and its terrace was popular for weddings.
One stand at Luton Town can only be accessed through an entrance sandwiched between a long row of terraced housing.
The council told him he needed planning permission because the terraced house was in the conservation area.
From the hostel terrace, we can see the Basilica of St. John Lateran, its imposing statues of Christ, John the Baptist, and John the Evangelist rising above the rooftops.
He had taken shelter on the rooftop terrace of a medicine store where he worked with a few others.
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