1
a
: a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building
b
: a colonnaded porch or promenade
c
: a flat roof or open platform
2
a
: one of usually a series of horizontal ridges made in a hillside to increase cultivatable land, conserve moisture, or minimize erosion
b
: a raised embankment with the top leveled
3
: a level ordinarily narrow plain usually with steep front bordering a river, lake, or sea
also
: a similar undersea feature
4
a
: a row of houses or apartments on raised ground or a sloping site
b
: a group of row houses
c
: a strip of park in the middle of a street often planted with trees or shrubs
d
: street
5
: a section of a British soccer stadium set aside for standing spectators
terraced; terracing
1
: to provide (something, such as a building or hillside) with a terrace
2
: to make into a terrace
Examples of terrace in a Sentence
Noun
rice growing in hillside terraces
For sale: large three-bedroom house with adjoining terrace and garden.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Berkus was tapped to design the seven-story building, which includes eight luxury residences, a chic lobby, rooftop terrace, and fitness studio.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
With terracing on three sides, the home of a club crowned English champions three years in a row during the 1920s had to go.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Logistical aspects such as renting terrace space to get the best camera angles of St. Peters’ Square in the event of a papal funeral — which draws a huge gathering of world leaders, prelates and ordinary Catholics — have long been taken care of, according to several sources.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Berkus was tapped to design the seven-story building, which includes eight luxury residences, a chic lobby, rooftop terrace, and fitness studio.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The four-level, 3,000-seat auditorium was built so that no audience member was more than 140 feet from the stage and the rows of seats were terraced at a steep rake, so everyone had an unobstructed view.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
With terracing on three sides, the home of a club crowned English champions three years in a row during the 1920s had to go.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Terrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrace. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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terrace
1 of 2 noun
ter·race
ˈter-əs 
1
a
: a flat roof or open platform
b
: a level area next to a building
2
a
: a raised piece of land with the top leveled off
b
: one of a group of horizontal ridges made in a hillside to conserve moisture and prevent loss of soil for agriculture
3
: a row of houses on raised ground or a sloping site
terrace
2 of 2 verb
terraced; terracing
: to make into a terrace or supply with terraces
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