Terrace - Definition
terrace
n 1: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn:
patio, terrace]
2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep
slopes above and below) [syn: terrace, bench]
3: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common
dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor
Terrace"
v 1: provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country
house" [syn: terrace, terrasse]
2: make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced
their mountainous land"