a street of terrace(d) houses

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• 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 epoch — 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.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Street or road name — For other uses, see Street name (disambiguation). Abbey Road in London …   Wikipedia

• terrace — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, platform, terrace, from Old French, from Old Occitan terrassa, from terra earth, from Latin, earth, land; akin to Latin torrēre to parch more at thirst Date: 1515 1. a. a colonnaded porch or promenade b. a flat… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Street name — A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street. The street name usually forms part of the address (though addresses in some parts of the world, notably most of Japan, make no reference to street names). Buildings are often given …   Wikipedia

• terrace — ter|race [ˈterıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(houses)¦ 2¦(place you can sit)¦ 3¦(football)¦ 4¦(flat land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: pile of earth, terrace , from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra earth, land ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• terrace — noun (C) 1 HOUSES especially BrE a row of houses that are joined to each other, or a street with one of these rows in it: 21 Chestnut Terrace 2 PLACE YOU CAN SIT an area, especially next to a hotel or restaurant, where people can sit outside to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• terrace — /ˈtɛrəs / (say teruhs) noun 1. a raised bank of earth with vertical or sloping sides, especially one of a series of flat levels formed across a slope, mountain side, etc., usually for the purposes of cultivation. 2. a nearly level strip of land… …  

• terrace — terraceless, adj. /ter euhs/, n., v., terraced, terracing. n. 1. a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another. 2. the top of such a… …   Universalium

• terrace — ter•race [[t]ˈtɛr əs[/t]] n. v. raced, rac•ing 1) bui a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, esp. one of a series of levels rising one above another 2) bui the top of such a construction,… …   From formal English to slang