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terrace.

A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛɹəs/
  1. A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment

  2. A platform that extends outwards from a building.

  3. A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.

  4. A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.

  5. A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.

  6. A street with such a group of houses in it.

  7. A single house in such a group.

    UK · informal
  8. The standing area of a sports stadium.

    UK · in-plural
  9. The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.

    India
  10. A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin *terrācea, from terra (“land”). Doublet of terrasse.

verb/ˈtɛɹəs/
  1. To provide something with a terrace.

  2. To form something into a terrace.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin *terrācea, from terra (“land”). Doublet of terrasse.

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