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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛrəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛrəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ter′əs)

Inflections of 'terrace' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

terraces: v 3rd person singular

terracing: v pres p

terraced: v past

terraced: v past p

ter•race /ˈtɛrəs/USA pronunciation n., v., -raced, -rac•ing.
n. [countable]

Buildinga raised, level area of land with sharply rising sides made of stone, etc., esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another.
Architecturean open area connected to a house and serving as an outdoor living area;
patio or balcony.

v. [~ + object]

to form into a terrace or terraces:beautifully terraced landscapes.

See -terr-.

ter•race (ter′əs),USA pronunciation n., v., -raced, -rac•ing.
n.

Buildinga raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another.
Buildingthe top of such a construction, used as a platform, garden, road, etc.
a nearly level strip of land with a more or less abrupt descent along the margin of the sea, a lake, or a river.
Building, Architecturethe flat roof of a house.
Architecturean open, often paved area connected to a house or an apartment house and serving as an outdoor living area;
deck.
Architecturean open platform, as projecting from the outside wall of an apartment;
a large balcony.
a row of houses on or near the top of a slope.
a residential street following the top of a slope.

v.t., v.i.

to form into or furnish with a terrace or terraces.

Vulgar Latin *terrācea, feminine of *terrāceus. See terra, -aceous
Old Provencal terrassa
Middle French
earlier terrasse 1505–15

ter′race•less, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

terrace /ˈtɛrəs/ n

a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope
- a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face
- (cap when part of a street name): Grosvenor Terrace
a paved area alongside a building, serving partly as a garden
a balcony or patio
the flat roof of a house built in a Spanish or Oriental style
a flat area bounded by a short steep slope formed by the down-cutting of a river or by erosion
(usually plural) unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand

(transitive) to make into or provide with a terrace or terraces

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French terrasse, from Old Provençal terrassa pile of earth, from terra earth, from Latin

'terrace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

lynchet - solarium - terraced house - terracing - terrazzo - trass - altiplane - barbican - blowhole - edge - flagstone - French window - interrace - marquee - Mountlake Terrace - retaining wall - Temple Terrace - ter - terr. - xyst - shore terrace - sun deck

In Lists: Parts of a house, Parts of a soccer stadium, Where people sunbathe, more...

Synonyms: patio, garden, landscape, platform, raised bank, more...

Collocations: the house terrace, a [front, back, rear] terrace, a [sunny, shaded] terrace, more...

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