Defenition of the word terrace

Defenition of the word terrace
- An element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect.
- usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
- a shelf of rock with steep slopes above and below
- provide with a terrace, as of a house
- a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"
- a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
- provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"
- a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
- make into terraces as for cultivation
- provide (a house) with a terrace