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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•race /ˈtɛrəs/USA pronunciation n., v., -raced, -rac•ing. n. [countable] - Buildinga raised, level area of land with sharply rising sides made of stone, etc., esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- Architecturean open area connected to a house and serving as an outdoor living area;
patio or balcony.
v. [~ + object] - to form into a terrace or terraces:beautifully terraced landscapes.
See -terr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•race (ter′əs),USA pronunciation n., v., -raced, -rac•ing. n. - Buildinga 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.
- Buildingthe top of such a construction, used as a platform, garden, road, etc.
- a nearly level strip of land with a more or less abrupt descent along the margin of the sea, a lake, or a river.
- Building, Architecturethe flat roof of a house.
- Architecturean open, often paved area connected to a house or an apartment house and serving as an outdoor living area;
deck. - Architecturean open platform, as projecting from the outside wall of an apartment;
a large balcony. - a row of houses on or near the top of a slope.
- a residential street following the top of a slope.
v.t., v.i. - to form into or furnish with a terrace or terraces.
- Vulgar Latin *terrācea, feminine of *terrāceus. See terra, -aceous
- Old Provencal terrassa
- Middle French
- earlier terrasse 1505–15
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