ter·race /ˈtɛrəs/
梯田的一層,梯田,房屋之平頂,陽臺,傾斜的平地,露臺(a.)成平頂的
Ter·race, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terraced p. pr. & vb. n. Terracing ] To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.
Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves. --Thomson.
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Ter·race n.
1. 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. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.
4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
5. Geol. A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.
Note: ☞ Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at different levels, indicating the flood plains at successive periods in their history.
Terrace epoch. Geol. See Drift epoch, under Drift, a.
terrace
n 1: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: patio]
2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep
slopes above and below) [syn: bench]
3: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common
dividing walls (or the street on which they face);
"Grosvenor Terrace"
v 1: provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country
house" [syn: terrasse]
2: make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced
their mountainous land"