a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building
a horizontal ridge cut, usu as one of a series, into a hillside and used for farming
a level usu narrow and steep-fronted area bordering a river, sea, etc
chiefly Brit
a row of similar houses joined by common dividing walls, or a street lined by a row of houses of this type
a row of houses or flats on raised ground or a sloping site
Brit a series of shallow steps providing standing accommodation for spectators, esp formerly at a football ground
[early French terrasse pile of earth, platform, terrace, from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra earth, land]