terrace

Noun
  1. Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence (synset 103905846)
    is a type of: area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
    subtypes: solar trap, suntrap - a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds
    is a part of: garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house
    same as: patio
  2. A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) (synset 109479337)
    is a type of: plateau, tableland - a relatively flat highland
    same as: bench
  3. A row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face) (synset 108448731)
    "Grosvenor Terrace"
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: row - an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
    member holonym: terraced house - a house that is part of a terrace
Verb
  1. Provide (a house) with a terrace (synset 202231162)
    "We terrassed the country house"
    referred to in: architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    same as: terrasse
  2. Make into terraces as for cultivation (synset 200141569)
    "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
    is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to

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