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terrace
noun
verb
Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
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ˈtɛɹəs
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noun
Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
noun
A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
noun
A row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
“Grosvenor Terrace”
verb
Provide (a house) with a terrace
“We terrassed the country house”
verb
Make into terraces as for cultivation
“The Incas terraced their mountainous land”
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Grosvenor Terrace
We terrassed the country house
The Incas terraced their mountainous land
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