terrace
ter‧race /ˈterəs, ˈterɪs/
noun [countable]
2. PLACE YOU CAN SIT a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc
3. FOOTBALL the terraces [plural] British English the wide steps that the people watching a football match can stand on
4. FLAT LAND one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops
—terracing noun [uncountable]:
football terracing
ter‧race /ˈterəs, ˈterɪs/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Old French
Origin: 'pile of earth, terrace', from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra 'earth, land'
1. HOUSES British English a row of houses that are joined to each other, or a street with one of these rows in itLanguage: Old French
Origin: 'pile of earth, terrace', from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra 'earth, land'
2. PLACE YOU CAN SIT a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc
3. FOOTBALL the terraces [plural] British English the wide steps that the people watching a football match can stand on
4. FLAT LAND one of a series of flat areas cut out of a hill like steps, and used to grow crops
—terracing noun [uncountable]: