1
a
: a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building
b
: a colonnaded porch or promenade
c
: a flat roof or open platform
2
a
: one of usually a series of horizontal ridges made in a hillside to increase cultivatable land, conserve moisture, or minimize erosion
b
: a raised embankment with the top leveled
3
: a level ordinarily narrow plain usually with steep front bordering a river, lake, or sea
also
: a similar undersea feature
4
a
: a row of houses or apartments on raised ground or a sloping site
b
: a group of row houses
c
: a strip of park in the middle of a street often planted with trees or shrubs
d
: street
5
: a section of a British soccer stadium set aside for standing spectators
terraced; terracing
1
: to provide (something, such as a building or hillside) with a terrace
2
: to make into a terrace
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Examples of terrace in a Sentence
Noun
rice growing in hillside terraces
For sale: large three-bedroom house with adjoining terrace and garden.
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Benedetta Rossi, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Back, a private members’ club with an outdoor terrace and a rotation of artworks on the wall, in partnership with Gallery 1957.
—Toyo Odetunde, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
The backyard was located on a sunny, south-facing slope where the owners had recently installed a new deck and terraced the yard with concrete.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
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Noun
This café is the continuation of a hospitality experience that began with The St. Regis Venice, where Ginori 1735 devised a sublime takeover of the hotel’s terrace, marking its debut in the textile sector.
—Benedetta Rossi, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Back, a private members’ club with an outdoor terrace and a rotation of artworks on the wall, in partnership with Gallery 1957.
—Toyo Odetunde, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
After a sale in which fans were able to snap up a square yard of the pitch for £5 and even slabs of terracing concrete for around £3, the Fellows Park site was sold to supermarket chain Morrisons for £5.75million.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
The backyard was located on a sunny, south-facing slope where the owners had recently installed a new deck and terraced the yard with concrete.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
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“Terrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrace. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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terrace
1 of 2 noun
ter·race
ˈter-əs 
1
a
: a flat roof or open platform
b
: a level area next to a building
2
a
: a raised piece of land with the top leveled off
b
: one of a group of horizontal ridges made in a hillside to conserve moisture and prevent loss of soil for agriculture
3
: a row of houses on raised ground or a sloping site
terrace
2 of 2 verb
terraced; terracing
: to make into a terrace or supply with terraces
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