terraces
Tiered outdoor platforms
Terraces are flat, level areas cut into a slope, creating a series of step-like platforms.
In agriculture, terracing prevents erosion and allows farming on hillsides: rice terraces in the Philippines.
In architecture, a terrace is an outdoor patio or balcony, or a row of connected houses sharing side walls.
In British usage, the terraces are standing sections at football stadiums where fans gather: singing from the terraces.
Raised exterior platform
- patioPaved outdoor living space
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- deckShip's flat surface
- porchCovered entryway structure
loggia · rooftop · lanai · gallery · pergola · railing · balustrade · outdoor
Flooded rice-growing field
- riceStaple cereal grain
- contourBounding line of shape
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- hillsideSloping terrain face
farming · planting · harvest · crop · erosion · soil · Inca · Andes
Available places to sit
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
stands · spectator · arena · amphitheater · bowl · section · level · upper
Sloping terrain face
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- plateauFlat highland area
- cliffVertical rock wall
ridge · landform · erosion · sediment · alluvial · riverbank · floodplain · stratified
balcony
Raised exterior platform
porch · loggia · rooftop · lanai · gallery · pergola · railing · balustrade · outdoor · seating
paddy
Flooded rice-growing field
- riceStaple cereal grain
- contourBounding line of shape
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
hillside · farming · planting · harvest · crop · erosion · soil · Inca · Andes · vineyard
seating
Available places to sit
- grandstandTiered spectator seating structure
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- tieredHaving multiple levels
rows · stands · spectator · arena · amphitheater · bowl · section · level · upper · lower
hillside
Sloping terrain face
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- plateauFlat highland area
cliff · ridge · landform · erosion · sediment · alluvial · riverbank · floodplain · stratified · layered
townhouse
Attached multi-floor urban residence
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- VictorianOf a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
street · row · façade · British · London · Bath · uniform · attached · residential · neighborhood
- hot springssteam, thermal springs, hydrogen sulfide, bubbles, mineral deposits
- PeruPeru, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco, soles
- venue seatingseats, grandstand, bleacher seats, box seats, reserved seats
- ancient AmericasMachu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, Tikal
- Andean RuinsMachu Picchu, Inca ruins, Inca Trail, Moray, sun temple
- Iberian landscapesdehesa, Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, Costa, sierra
- terrace housesConnected homes in rows
- terraced housingAdjoining homes in sequence
- Terracotta ArmyTomb sculpture battalion
- rice terracesTiered irrigated agricultural hillsides
- terracotta potFired clay plant container
- terraced houseJoined homes in rows