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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Mark David, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Ten rooms offer balconies, while the 18th floor has two large terrace suites with sun loungers.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Throughout its three stories, retractable glass walls bulge and curl into one another, effectively blurring the ability to accurately discern indoor spaces from the sweeping terraces.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Ten rooms offer balconies, while the 18th floor has two large terrace suites with sun loungers.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Terrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrace. Accessed 4 May. 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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