Terrace Definition

tĕrĭs
terraced, terraces, terracing
noun
terraces
A raised, flat mound of earth with sloping sides.
Webster's New World
A gallery, portico, or colonnade.
Webster's New World
A geologic formation of this nature.
Webster's New World
An unroofed, paved area, immediately adjacent to a house, etc. and usually overlooking a lawn or garden.
Webster's New World
Any of a series of flat platforms of earth with sloping sides, rising one above the other, as on a hillside.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
terraced, terraces, terracing
To provide (a house, for example) with a terrace or terraces.
American Heritage
To form into, lay out in, or surround with a terrace or terraces.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • terrasse
pronoun

A city in British Columbia, Canada.

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Other Word Forms of Terrace

Noun

Singular:
terrace
Plural:
terraces

Origin of Terrace

  • French from Old French from Old Provençal terrassa from Vulgar Latin terrācea feminine of *terrāceus earthen from Latin terra earth ters- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French terrasse

    From Wiktionary

Terrace Sentence Examples

  • On the lower terrace of the great plateau we find an 1 In Vega Exped.

  • The beautiful decked terrace is great for summer parties.

  • The tributaries of the Amur (the Shilka with its affluent the Ingoda) become navigable only on the lower terrace of the plateau.

  • They form a group with the partly rebuilt terrace nos.

  • During warmer months, head for the garden terrace to soak up the sun.

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Words Starting With

TTETER

Words Ending With

ECEACE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With E