terrace

/'terəs/

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Explanation of the Word "Terrace"

Definition: The word "terrace" can be a noun or a verb, and it has a few different meanings.

Academic

Noun

1. a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
   • Grosvenor Terrace
2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
3. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

Verb

1. make into terraces as for cultivation
   • The Incas terraced their mountainous land
2. provide (a house) with a terrace
   • We terrassed the country house

Synonyms

• bench
• patio
• terrasse