Definitions of Terrace [ˈtɛr əs]

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Definition of 'Terrace'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) terrace
a 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.

2.  terrace
the top of such a construction, used as a platform, garden, road, etc.

3.  terrace
a nearly level strip of land with a more or less abrupt descent along the margin of the sea, a lake, or a river.

4.  terrace
an open, often paved area connected to a house or apartment building and serving as an outdoor living area; patio.

5.  terrace
a platform projecting from an outside wall, as of an apartment; balcony.

6.  terrace
the flat roof of a house.

7.  terrace
a row of houses on or near the top of a slope.

8.  terrace
a residential street following the top of a slope.

9. (v.t.) terrace
to form into or furnish with a terrace or terraces.

Etymology: (1505–15; earlier terrasse < MF < OPr terrassa < VL *terrācea. See terra)

Definition of 'Terrace'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) patio, terrace
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

2. (noun) terrace, bench
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

3. (verb) terrace
a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
"Grosvenor Terrace"

4. (verb) terrace, terrasse
provide (a house) with a terrace
"We terrassed the country house"

5. (verb) terrace
make into terraces as for cultivation
"The Incas terraced their mountainous land"

Definition of 'Terrace'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) terrace
an area next to a house, restaurant, etc. used for sitting, eating, etc. outside
a table for two on the terrace

2. terrace
a row of houses built with their walls connected to each other

Definition of 'Terrace'

Webster Dictionary

1.  Terrace
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.  Terrace
a balcony, especially a large and uncovered one

3.  Terrace
a flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces

4.  Terrace
a street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses

5.  Terrace
a level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea

6. (verb) Terrace
to form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building

Translation of 'Terrace'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (one of a number of) raised level banks of earth etc, like large steps, on the side of a hill etc Vines are grown on terraces on the hillside.
Afrikaans: terras	Arabic: مُدَرَّجات زِراعِيَه	Bulgarian: тераса
Brazilian: terraço	Czech: terasa	German: die Terrasse
Danish: terrasse	Greek: πεζούλα, σκαλί (σε πλαγιά	Spanish: terraza, bancal
Estonian: terrass, astang	Farsi: شیب پلکانی	Finnish: penger
French: terrasse	Hebrew: מַדרֵגָה, טֶרַסָה	Hindi: समतल क्षेत्र
Croatian: terasa	Hungarian: terasz	Indonesian: teras
Icelandic: stallur, hjallur	Italian: terrazza	Japanese: 段丘
Korean: 계단식 대지	Lithuanian: terasa	Latvian: terase
Malay: teres	Dutch: terras	Norwegian: terrasse, avsats
Polish: taras	Portuguese: socalco	Romanian: terasă
Russian: терраса	Slovak: terasa	Slovenian: terasa
Serbian: terasa	Swedish: terrass	Thai: เนินที่ลาดเอียง
Turkish: set, teras	Taiwanese: 臺地，梯田	Ukrainian: тераса; насип
Urdu: چبوترہ، بلند مقام	Vietnamese: chỗ đất cao, tầng bậc	Chinese: 台地，梯田
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