terrace /ˈtɛɹəs/noun 10verb 2forms 3 noun10 •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.All the buildings were well kept and there were terraces everywhere, most of them full of growing things. — 1989 •A platform that extends outwards from a building. •A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses. •A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains. •[in the plural] (UK) The standing area of a sports stadium. •A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartmentOn a broad ledge near the top, we found a stone cabin. Higher up was a cistern and a few more terraces. — 1989 •(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. •A street with such a group of houses in it. •(UK, informal) A single house in such a group. •A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.VAN GENNEP uses, Or, on a terrace vert a tulip gules, slipped proper and crowned of the first; LOKE in Zealand has : Argent , on a terrace vert a tulip or, slipped and leaved proper. — 1892 verb2 •To form something into a terrace. •To provide something with a terrace. formsterraced · terracing · terraces
