terrace
terraces; terraced; terracing
A terrace is a paved or brick outdoor area right next to a house or apartment. You might have a nice dinner out on your terrace, enjoying the sunset.
Terrace and patio are synonyms. Another meaning for terrace is "a block of row houses that are connected by shared walls and are built in a similar style." Terrace also refers to flat areas on a hillside where people farm or have built houses. That land has been terraced, meaning "made into shelves."
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usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
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synonyms:
patio
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types:
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solar trap, suntrap
a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds
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type of:
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area
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
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solar trap, suntrap
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a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
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make into terraces as for cultivation
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provide (a house) with a terrace
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a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)“Grosvenor Terrace”
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type of:
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row
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
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row
Vocabulary lists containing terrace
Summer is a twelve-year-old Japanese-American girl who learns more about her family, her heritage, and herself during a harvest season filled with bad luck.
After her father loses his job, twelve-year-old Joy must adjust to a new life in a small apartment building where she discovers a secret hideout where kids go to escape their troubles.
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