terrace

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from terra (“land”). Doublet of terrasse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəs/ Rhymes: -ɛɹəs === Noun === terrace (plural terraces) A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment A platform that extends outwards from a building. (agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river. (geology) A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains. Hyponyms: fluvial terrace, kame terrace, marine terrace, lacustrine terrace, structural terrace, travertine terrace A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses. A street with such a group of houses in it. (UK, informal) A single house in such a group. Synonym: terraced house (in the plural, chiefly British) The standing area of a sports stadium. Synonym: terracing (chiefly India) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather. (heraldry) A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield. ==== Synonyms ==== terrasse (Quebec) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Korean: 테라스 (teraseu) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== patio === Verb === terrace (third-person singular simple present terraces, present participle terracing, simple past and past participle terraced) To provide something with a terrace. To form something into a terrace. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === caterer, reacter, recrate, retrace