TERRACE


Meaning of TERRACE in English

v a balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.

2. terrace ·v a level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.

3. terrace ·v a flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the oriental nations are covered with terraces.

4. terrace ·v a street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.

5. terrace ·vt to form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.

6. terrace ·v a raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.

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