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terrace

/ˈterəs/  ·  say it: TER·uhs

a flat outdoor platform attached to a building

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In more detail

1. (noun) a raised flat area or platform attached to a building, usually outdoors

2. (noun) a row of houses joined together in a line

3. (noun) a flat area cut into a hillside, used for growing crops or as a level surface

Examples

• 1. We sat on the terrace with a view of the garden.
• 2. They live in a terrace on the corner of the street.
• 3. The farmers built terraces on the steep mountainside to plant rice.

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scaffolding, skylight, spire, vestibule, wainscoting, ergonomics