TERRACE


Meaning of TERRACE in English

■ noun

1》 a level paved area adjoining a building.

2》 each of a series of flat areas on a slope, used for cultivation.

↘ Brit. a flight of wide, shallow steps providing standing room for spectators in a stadium.

↘ Geology a natural horizontal shelf-like formation, such as a raised beach.

3》 Brit. a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style.

■ verb make or form (sloping land) into ~s.

Derivatives

terracing noun

Origin

C16: from OFr., lit. 'rubble, platform', based on L. terra 'earth'.

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