terrace
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
- A platform that extends outwards from a building.
- 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.
- A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.
- 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.
- A single house in such a group.
- The standing area of a sports stadium.
- 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 champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.
Verb
- To provide something with a terrace.
- To form something into a terrace.
Proper noun
- A city in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada.
- A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
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