Terrace
noun
A flat area outside a building where people can sit.
She enjoys having breakfast at her terrace every morning facing the sunrise.
Often appears as...
- sit on the terrace
- terrace view
noun
A row of similar houses joined together, sharing side walls.
He just bought a terrace house in the city centre.
Often appears as...
- terrace house
- end-terrace
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Real estate
noun
A flat area made in a slope for plantings, with sides that drop off.
The farmer created terraces on the hillside for his crops.
Often appears as...
- terrace farming
- terrace garden
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Agriculture
verb
To shape (land) into flat areas at different levels.
They have terraced the slopes to make the soil more stable.
Often appears as...
- terracing the slopes
- terraced fields
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Agriculture
noun
A flat area outside a building where people can sit.
She enjoys having breakfast at her terrace every morning facing the sunrise.
Often appears as...
- sit on the terrace
- terrace view
noun
A row of similar houses joined together, sharing side walls.
He just bought a terrace house in the city centre.
Often appears as...
- terrace house
- end-terrace
Usage tips
Real estate
noun
A flat area made in a slope for plantings, with sides that drop off.
The farmer created terraces on the hillside for his crops.
Often appears as...
- terrace farming
- terrace garden
Usage tips
Agriculture
verb
To shape (land) into flat areas at different levels.
They have terraced the slopes to make the soil more stable.
Often appears as...
- terracing the slopes
- terraced fields
Usage tips
Agriculture
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Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Relaxation
Terrace implies a leisurely, outdoor seating area, great for recreation.
Let's have our coffee on the terrace to enjoy the fresh air.
Pro Tip 2/3Attached Space
A terrace is directly connected to a building; it's an extension outside.
Our hotel room has a lovely terrace with a garden view.
Pro Tip 3/3Al Fresco Dining
Terraces are often associated with outdoor dining or cafes.
The restaurant's terrace fills up quickly on sunny days.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Relaxation
Terrace implies a leisurely, outdoor seating area, great for recreation.
Let's have our coffee on the terrace to enjoy the fresh air.
Pro Tip 2/3Attached Space
A terrace is directly connected to a building; it's an extension outside.
Our hotel room has a lovely terrace with a garden view.
Pro Tip 3/3Al Fresco Dining
Terraces are often associated with outdoor dining or cafes.
The restaurant's terrace fills up quickly on sunny days.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Relaxation
Terrace implies a leisurely, outdoor seating area, great for recreation.
Let's have our coffee on the terrace to enjoy the fresh air.
Pro Tip 2/3Attached Space
A terrace is directly connected to a building; it's an extension outside.
Our hotel room has a lovely terrace with a garden view.
Pro Tip 3/3Al Fresco Dining
Terraces are often associated with outdoor dining or cafes.
The restaurant's terrace fills up quickly on sunny days.
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The 5 Musketeers Eat...
chasing buffaloes I was hoping we would be able to find them he said the tracks were hitting in this direction so that's why I was just sitting with these elephants in the hope that maybe the elephants would help me find them in one of these blocks but it seems as though they've crossed in terraces on the trail of some Buffalo and so we're not going
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Afra Raymond: Three...
And it's ironic, because we're standing today in the Central Bank. You see, history's rich in irony. We're standing today in the Central Bank, and the Central Bank is responsible for a lot of the things I'm going to be speaking about. Okay? We're talking about irresponsibility in public office. We're speaking about the fact that across the terrace,
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Floating cities, the...
and we worked with them to try to design the necessary flood protection in such a way that it only makes their waterfront more accessible and more enjoyable. Underneath the FDR, we are putting, like, pavilions with pocket walls that can slide out and protect from the water. We are creating little stepped terraces
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Let's prepare for our...
Foundation are helping farmers like this one build hillside terraces and find other ways to conserve water but they're also providing for insurance when the droughts do comes the stability this provides is giving the farmers the confidence to invest it's giving them access to affordable credit it's
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Buildings that blend...
like this organic community garden on the building's roof terrace. So I've shown how tall buildings can be social connectors, but what about public architecture? How can we create better social cohesion in public buildings and civic spaces, and why is it important?
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Machu Picchu 101 PIPE...
terraces, and infrastructure using stone and without the help of wheels or tools made of steel or iron. One particularly notable aspect of their construction is foregoing the use of mortar, a material often used to bind stones together.
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The Life of Macaroni...
with remarkable punctuality in just 10 days the terraces of this empty stadium become packed tight the male's come first the females a week later the macaroni is very much the penguin of the northern rim of the Antarctic very few
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Why great architecture...
the space available to those who live there. This is, in fact, the 13th floor of one of these terraces. So you see new datum planes, new grounds planes for social activity. We paid a lot of attention to sustainability.
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Carsten Peter: Inside...
on the top of the cinder cone and he probably won't forget that for his life. I would have loved to stay a much longer time. Unfortunately, we were restricted and we had to go up again and made it up to the 2nd terrace
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Journey Into an Active...
and the process that protects us from the sun. Pretty much that whole bottom terrace now is completely covered in brand-new lava flows. With the new lava flow coming around against the wall there,
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The 5 Musketeers Eat...
chasing buffaloes I was hoping we would be able to find them he said the tracks were hitting in this direction so that's why I was just sitting with these elephants in the hope that maybe the elephants would help me find them in one of these blocks but it seems as though they've crossed in terraces on the trail of some Buffalo and so we're not going
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Afra Raymond: Three...
And it's ironic, because we're standing today in the Central Bank. You see, history's rich in irony. We're standing today in the Central Bank, and the Central Bank is responsible for a lot of the things I'm going to be speaking about. Okay? We're talking about irresponsibility in public office. We're speaking about the fact that across the terrace,
Video examples
Floating cities, the...
and we worked with them to try to design the necessary flood protection in such a way that it only makes their waterfront more accessible and more enjoyable. Underneath the FDR, we are putting, like, pavilions with pocket walls that can slide out and protect from the water. We are creating little stepped terraces
Video examples
Let's prepare for our...
Foundation are helping farmers like this one build hillside terraces and find other ways to conserve water but they're also providing for insurance when the droughts do comes the stability this provides is giving the farmers the confidence to invest it's giving them access to affordable credit it's
Video examples
Buildings that blend...
like this organic community garden on the building's roof terrace. So I've shown how tall buildings can be social connectors, but what about public architecture? How can we create better social cohesion in public buildings and civic spaces, and why is it important?
Video examples
Machu Picchu 101 PIPE...
terraces, and infrastructure using stone and without the help of wheels or tools made of steel or iron. One particularly notable aspect of their construction is foregoing the use of mortar, a material often used to bind stones together.
Video examples
The Life of Macaroni...
with remarkable punctuality in just 10 days the terraces of this empty stadium become packed tight the male's come first the females a week later the macaroni is very much the penguin of the northern rim of the Antarctic very few
Video examples
Why great architecture...
the space available to those who live there. This is, in fact, the 13th floor of one of these terraces. So you see new datum planes, new grounds planes for social activity. We paid a lot of attention to sustainability.
Video examples
Carsten Peter: Inside...
on the top of the cinder cone and he probably won't forget that for his life. I would have loved to stay a much longer time. Unfortunately, we were restricted and we had to go up again and made it up to the 2nd terrace
Video examples
Journey Into an Active...
and the process that protects us from the sun. Pretty much that whole bottom terrace now is completely covered in brand-new lava flows. With the new lava flow coming around against the wall there,
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Sarah Kane
English Playwright
I hate the idea of theatre just being an evening pastime. It should be emotionally and intellectually demanding. I love football. The level of analysis that you listen to on the terraces is astonishing. If people did that in the theatre... but they don't. They expect to sit back and not participate.
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Mark Haddon
English Novelist
There was a time in my life when I was going in and out of houses that were extraordinarily different - from a working-class terrace in Northampton to the homes of friends who were really very wealthy. It was quite an odd position to be in, I realise looking back, and quite a nice one.
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Lothar Matthaus
German Athlete
Bundesliga matches are always exciting - with low ticket prices, standing terraces means all matches are played before the highest average attendances of any professional football league and creates a thrilling and breathtaking atmosphere.
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Jeanne Damas
Author
I've developed a habit of people-watching. In Paris, I love watching all kinds of people walking by from my apartment terrace, and while I'm traveling the world, I enjoy observing all the people in airports.
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Marianne Vos
Dutch Athlete
I like to sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee on the terrace and read a book. I like to travel the world - and I'm lucky to see so much through cycling.
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Manuel Neuer
German Athlete
Schalke are my club. I used to stand on the terraces as a fan, and I've realised my dream of making it as a pro right here at my club.
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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.
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Ken Loach
English Director
The most enjoyable things are the old eighteenth-century terraces that are still standing, that domestic architecture.
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Jean Giraudoux
French Dramatist
One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace.
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John McCarthy
American Politician
When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.
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Sarah Kane
English Playwright
I hate the idea of theatre just being an evening pastime. It should be emotionally and intellectually demanding. I love football. The level of analysis that you listen to on the terraces is astonishing. If people did that in the theatre... but they don't. They expect to sit back and not participate.
Quote examples
Mark Haddon
English Novelist
There was a time in my life when I was going in and out of houses that were extraordinarily different - from a working-class terrace in Northampton to the homes of friends who were really very wealthy. It was quite an odd position to be in, I realise looking back, and quite a nice one.
Quote examples
Lothar Matthaus
German Athlete
Bundesliga matches are always exciting - with low ticket prices, standing terraces means all matches are played before the highest average attendances of any professional football league and creates a thrilling and breathtaking atmosphere.
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Jeanne Damas
Author
I've developed a habit of people-watching. In Paris, I love watching all kinds of people walking by from my apartment terrace, and while I'm traveling the world, I enjoy observing all the people in airports.
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Marianne Vos
Dutch Athlete
I like to sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee on the terrace and read a book. I like to travel the world - and I'm lucky to see so much through cycling.
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Manuel Neuer
German Athlete
Schalke are my club. I used to stand on the terraces as a fan, and I've realised my dream of making it as a pro right here at my club.
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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.
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Ken Loach
English Director
The most enjoyable things are the old eighteenth-century terraces that are still standing, that domestic architecture.
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Jean Giraudoux
French Dramatist
One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace.
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John McCarthy
American Politician
When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.
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