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Terrace
01
a flat paved area, particularly one next to a building or restaurant, where people can sit, eat, relax, etc.
Examples
They had lunch on the restaurant 's terrace.
The hotel offers rooms with a private terrace.
02
a row of houses connected together due to being in one block and sharing the same style
Dialect
British
British03
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
to terrace
01
to create stepped levels or flat areas on sloped land to prevent erosion and make the land suitable for farming or forestry
Examples
Farmers in mountainous regions often terrace their land to grow crops efficiently.
To reduce soil erosion, they decided to terrace the hillside.
02
provide (a house) with a terrace
