Definition of "terrace" in inglés

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. (agriculture) 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. (geology) 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. (UK, informal) A single house in such a group.

8. (in the plural, chiefly British) The standing area of a sports stadium.

9. (chiefly India) 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. (heraldry) 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.