TERRACE

n. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.

2.
n.

A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.

3.
n.

A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.

4.
n.

A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.

5.
n.

A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.

6.
v.

To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. Sir H. Wotton. Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves. Thomson.