terrace

Definitions

1. A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
2. A city in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada.
3. A platform that extends outwards from a building
4. A platform that extends outwards from a building.
5. A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains
9. A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.
10. A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses
11. A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
12. A street with such a group of houses in it.
13. A single house in such a group.
    UK, informal
14. The standing area of a sports stadium.
    British, in-plural
15. 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.
    India
16. A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.

Equivalents

35 more languages

العربيةالشرفة

Българскиверандатера́са

Bosanskigradatablaterašterasaверандатераса+ 3 more

Catalàfeixafileragradaterrassaterrat+ 2 more

Češtinaterasa

Danskterrasse

Ελληνικάαλτάνααναβαθμίδααναβαθμόςάνδηροπεζούλαταράτσα+ 3 more

Esperantoteraso

فارسیتراسکرت

Suomikattotasannekattoterassipengerpengermäpengertääpengerviljelmärantapengerrivitaloseisomakatsomotasanneterassityviö+ 9 more

Gaeilgeardán

Galegobancalsocalco

ગુજરાતીઅગાશીગચ્છી

עבריתאכסדרהמדרגהמִרְפֶּסֶת

हिन्दीवीथी

Hrvatskigradatablaterašterasaверандатераса+ 3 more

Magyarerkélytáblaterasztetőterasztornác+ 2 more

Հայերենպատշգամբտաղավար

Bahasa Indonesiaterasundak

Italianoaltanaterrazza

한국어산전

Kurdîşekîteraş

Latinasolariumtablinumtabulinumterracia+ 1 more

Македонскитераса

Nederlandseen terras aanleggenterrasterrassen

Polskitarasterasa

Português(casas em) bandapoiosocalcoterraçoterrado+ 2 more

Românăterasă

Русскийтеррасатеррасироватьустра́ивать в виде террасы

Српскиgradatablaterašterasaверандатераса+ 3 more

Svenskaterrass

Tagalogasotea

Türkçeayazlıksekitaraçateras+ 1 more

Українськатераса

Tiếng Việthiênsân thượng

Examples

“On a broad ledge near the top, we found a stone cabin. Higher up was a cistern and a few more terraces.”

“They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore⟳, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.”

“All the buildings were well kept and there were terraces everywhere, most of them full of growing things.”

“The cameraman's pace slowed down as he approached what his mind⟳ said was where Sian lived. Like⟳ all the other houses in the street, it was a Victorian terrace with a postage stamp⟳ of an overgrown garden between its front wall and the street.”

“VAN GENNEP uses, Or, on a terrace vert a tulip gules, slipped proper and crowned of the first; LOKE in Zealand has : Argent , on a terrace vert a tulip or, slipped and leaved proper.”

“The whole upon a terrace gules. CREST : A coronet of nobility of five pearls. MOTTO : Omnia Pro Libertate.”

“267); "Argent, on a terrace vert, a cannon mounted or, supporting a Bird of Paradise proper" [Rjevski and Yeropkin];”

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