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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•rac•ing (ter′ə sing),USA pronunciation n. - something formed as a terrace.
- Buildinga system of terraces.
- the act or process of making terraces.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: terracing /ˈtɛrəsɪŋ/ n - a series of terraces, esp one dividing a slope into a steplike system of flat narrow fields
- the act of making a terrace or terraces
- another name for terrace
ter•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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: terrace /ˈtɛrəs/ n - a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope
- a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face
- (cap when part of a street name): Grosvenor Terrace
- a paved area alongside a building, serving partly as a garden
- a balcony or patio
- the flat roof of a house built in a Spanish or Oriental style
- a flat area bounded by a short steep slope formed by the down-cutting of a river or by erosion
- (usually plural) unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand
vb - (transitive) to make into or provide with a terrace or terraces
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French terrasse, from Old Provençal terrassa pile of earth, from terra earth, from Latin |