terraces

noun

a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)

a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

verb

make into terraces as for cultivation

provide (a house) with a terrace

Roots

terraterr- · Latin · earth, land

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