terrace
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈtɛrəs/
- UK
:
casa adosada
- I have always admired the beautiful rows of terrace houses lining the street.
- a terrace complex
Examples
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Our small, shingled house was part of Bow Terrace, where the backyards sloped down to the river.
Fiction book (1994) -
Eight-six-seven Magnolia Terrace, New Orleans.
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I lived in a little terraced house in a town St.
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His was the only house in the terrace without lace curtains.
Fiction book (1996) -
Upon arriving at the house in Devonshire Terrace, I found out what had happened.
Fiction book (1990) -
I live at the Georgian Terraces, on Taylor Street.
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Rows of terrace houses such as Battersea and Hove.
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She took me to her terrace home, where all the houses had bright, colorful doors.
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The neighborhood is famous for its charming terrace of Victorian houses that attract many visitors.
Synonyms
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2.0
A house that shares walls with other houses in a row, often in a city
9
3.4
A house in a long line that shares side walls with others
4
3.2
A house that shares walls with neighbors and has its own entrance
1
2.5
A house joined to other houses in a row by shared walls
Antonyms
How Attached
Surface Forms
Etymology
Terrace comes from the Latin word terra meaning 'land', the same root as terrain. Long flat strips of land along a street became the place for houses, so a 'terrace' came to mean a row of houses joined together.