About The Word Terrace
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Terrace
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What's The Definition Of Terrace?
[n] usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
[n] (British) a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace" [n] a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [v] make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" [v] provide with a terrace, as of a house Synonyms | Synonyms for Terrace: bench | patio | terrasse Related Terms | Find terms related to Terrace: See Also | area | form | furnish | garden | plateau | provide | render | row | shape | solar trap | suntrap | supply | tableland | terraced house Terrace In Webster's Dictionary \Ter"race\, n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It.
terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa,
originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch,
E. torrid, and thirst. See {Thirst}, and cf. {Fumitory},
{Inter}, v., {Patterre}, {Terrier}, {Trass}, {Tureen},
{Turmeric}.]
1. 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.
2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental
nations are covered with terraces.
4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a
hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
5. (Geol.) A level plain, usually with a steep front,
bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.
Note: Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at
different levels, indicating the flood plains at
successive periods in their history.
{Terrace epoch}. (Geol.) See {Drift epoch}, under {Drift}, a.
\Ter"race\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terraced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terracing}.] To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. --Sir H. Wotton. Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves. --Thomson. |
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