terrace
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Etymology[edit]
From French terrasse
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Noun[edit]
terrace (plural terraces)
- A platform that extends outwards from a building.
- A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
- A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
- (in the plural, chiefly UK) The standing area at a football ground.
- (chiefly India) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
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Translations[edit]
platform that extends outwards from a building
row of residential houses
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Verb[edit]
terrace (third-person singular simple present terraces, present participle terracing, simple past and past participle terraced)
- To provide something with a terrace.
- To form something into a terrace.
Translations[edit]
to provide with a terrace
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