TERRACE


Meaning of TERRACE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ terɪs ]

( terraces)

1.

A terrace is a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls. ( BRIT )

...a terrace of stylish Victorian houses.

...3 Queensborough Terrace.

N-COUNT ; N-IN-NAMES

2.

A terrace is a flat area of stone or grass next to a building where people can sit.

N-COUNT

3.

Terraces are a series of flat areas built like steps on the side of a hill so that crops can be grown there.

...massive terraces of maize and millet carved into the mountainside like giant steps.

N-COUNT : usu pl

4.

The terraces at a football ground are wide steps that people can stand on when they are watching a game. ( BRIT )

N-PLURAL : the N

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