Overview of noun terrace

The noun terrace has 3 senses

• patio, terrace -- (usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence)


• terrace, bench -- (a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below))


• terrace -- (a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace")

Overview of verb terrace

The verb terrace has 2 senses

• terrace, terrasse -- (provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house")


• terrace -- (make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land")