terrace

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

[edit] English

A hill with terraces for rice paddies

The roof terrace of the Casa Grande hotel in Santiago de Cuba

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛɹəs/, SAMPA: /"tEr@s/

  Rhymes: -ɛrəs

[edit] Noun

terrace (plural terraces)

1. A platform that extends outwards from a building.
2. 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.
3. A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
4. (in plural, chiefly British) The standing area at a football ground.

[edit] Related terms

• terra
• terracotta
• terrain
• terrene
• terrestrial
• terrier
• territorial
• territory

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[edit] Verb

to terrace (third-person singular simple present terraces, present participle terracing, simple past and past participle terraced)

1. To provide something with a terrace.
2. To form something into a terrace.

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