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terrace

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Noun

  1. A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
  2. A platform that extends outwards from a building.
  3. 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.
  4. A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.
  5. A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
  6. A street with such a group of houses in it.
  7. A single house in such a group.
  8. The standing area of a sports stadium.
  9. 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.
  10. A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.

Verb

  1. To provide something with a terrace.
  2. To form something into a terrace.

Proper noun

  1. A city in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

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