terraced
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈtɛr.əst/
- Frances had been on the phone to Portland, whose terraced garden was on higher ground, discussing the donation of a few rarer graftings.
- terraced vineyards
- terraced fields
Examples
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I just love the terraced nature and I like the way that it creates very specific rooms and pockets and makes it feel really homey.
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Next, the Meditation Garden and Terraced Amphitheatre are both great places to sit, reflect, and enjoy the moment.
Blog text (4) -
I mean, one who lives in a terraced house behind a train station.
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Above and beyond this there are more terraced buildings and a stepped tower.
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Lighter, two-oxen plows were later developed for work on small, terraced, permanent fields.
Academic text (1994) -
The survey team collected household waste from 20 houses of three distinctive types (60 total houses), including collective housing, terraced housing, and detached housing.
Academic text (2001) -
I live with my husband in a terraced house in one of the not-nice parts of Essex. I'm not too far from London, and it's not.
Blog text (9) -
Terraced hillsides, cedar trees, cottages, smoke wafting up from chimneys.
Fiction book (1996) -
Patches of palm forests, rice terraced paddies, and lush vegetation along the river highlight three magnificent waterfalls.
Academic text (2001) -
The village is known for its charming terraced houses that give it a unique character.
Synonyms
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4.2
Having levels one above another, like seats or a cake
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stepped
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Terraced comes from the Latin root terra meaning 'earth' and the idea of a terrace as a flat, raised area of ground. So a terraced house or field is one built in long rows or on flat steps cut into the land.