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Meaning of terrace in English
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛrəs/
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Verb
terrace
Definitions
1.
provide (a house) with a terrace
Examples
« We terrassed the country house »
2.
make into terraces as for cultivation
Examples
« The Incas terraced their mountainous land »
Noun
terrace
Etymology
early 16th century (denoting an open gallery, later a platform or balcony in a theater): from Old French, literally ‘rubble, platform’, based on Latin terra‘earth’
Definitions
1.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
2.
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
3.
a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
Examples
« Grosvenor Terrace »