TERRACE


Meaning of TERRACE in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.