/ ˈterəs; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] ( BrE ) (often in the names of streets) a continuous row of similar houses that are joined together in one block :
12 Albert Terrace
2.
[ C ] a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun :
a sun terrace
a roof terrace
All rooms have a balcony or terrace.
—see also patio
3.
terraces [ pl. ] ( BrE ) the wide steps at a football ( soccer ) ground where people can stand to watch the game
4.
[ C ] one of a series of flat areas of ground that are cut into the side of a hill like steps so that crops can be grown there
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (denoting an open gallery, later a platform or balcony in a theatre): from Old French , literally rubble, platform, based on Latin terra earth.