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Terrace — vue du mont Thornhill Administration Pays Canada … Wikipédia en Français
Terrace 91 — (Кралендейк,Бонэйр, Синт Эстатиус и Саба) Категория отеля: Адрес: Sabadeco Terrace 91 … Каталог отелей
Terrace — Ter race, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terraced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terracing}.] To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Clermont s terraced height,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Terrace — Ter race, n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It. terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa, originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch, E. torrid, and thirst. See {Thirst}, and cf. {Fumitory}, {Inter}, v., {Patterre},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
terrace — 1510s, gallery, portico, balcony, later flat, raised place for walking (1570s), from M.Fr. terrace, from O.Fr. terrasse platform (built on or supported by a mound of earth), from V.L. *terracea, fem. of *terraceus earthen, earthy, from L. terra… … Etymology dictionary
terrace — [ter′əs] n. [OFr, walled platform, orig., mound of earth < It terrazzo < terra < L, TERRA] 1. a) a raised, flat mound of earth with sloping sides b) any of a series of flat platforms of earth with sloping sides, rising one above the… … English World dictionary
terrace — Terrace, voyez apres Terre … Thresor de la langue françoyse
terrace — ► NOUN 1) each of a series of flat areas on a slope, used for cultivation. 2) a patio. 3) chiefly Brit. a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style. 4) Brit. a flight of wide, shallow steps providing standing room for spectators in a… … English terms dictionary
Terrace — A terrace may refer to:*Terrace (agriculture), a leveled surface *Terrace (building), a raised flat platform *Terrace deposit, geological term for a flat platform of land *Terrace (gardening), an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled… … Wikipedia
terrace — noun 1 flat area of stone next to a restaurant, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ covered, outdoor ▪ shaded, sunny ▪ rear, upper ▪ raised … Collocations dictionary
terrace — [[t]te̱rɪs[/t]] terraces 1) N COUNT: oft in names after n A terrace is a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls. [BRIT] ...a terrace of stylish Victorian houses. ...3 Queensborough Terrace. 2) N COUNT A terrace is a flat area… … English dictionary
