terrace

Stepped hillside farming

A terrace is a raised flat area, especially one cut into a hillside for cultivation or a paved outdoor space adjoining a building: We had drinks on the terrace.

In British usage, a terrace is a row of connected houses sharing side walls.

At stadiums, terraces are standing sections with tiered steps.

To terrace land is to shape it into level platforms: terraced rice paddies.

architectural

balcony

Raised exterior platform

  • verandaRoofed open-air porch
  • deckShip's flat surface
  • porchCovered entryway structure

balustrade · railing · platform · rooftop · mezzanine · gallery · overhang · colonnade · pergola · pavilion

outdoor

patio

Paved outdoor living space

entertaining · barbecue · firepit · decking · pavers · lounge · sunbathing · pergola · awning · planters

urban

apartment

Rented unit in building

cityscape · skyline · balcony · view · condominium · downtown · metropolis · café · restaurant · bar

landscape

hillside

Sloping terrain face

ridge · escarpment · cliff · valley · overlook · vista · panorama · topography · geology · elevation

agricultural

paddy

Flooded rice-growing field

hillside · farming · Andes · Inca · vineyard · slope · retaining · drainage · cascade · erosion

housing

rowhouse

Adjoined urban dwelling unit

brownstone · facade · streetscape · uniform · adjoining · neighborhood · residential · block · semidetached · frontage

Categories
Opposites
indoor vs outdoor space

terraceinterior

Inside area or region

interior room · enclosed space · cellar · basement · inside

elevation and topography

terraceslope

Angled terrain or steepness

hillside · incline · ravine · gulch · valley

urban density and housing type

terracedetached house

Residence sharing no walls

single-family home · manor · estate · farmhouse · cottage

Phrases
Family

terrain, terraces, subterranean, terraced, terracotta, terracing, terra-cotta

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G