Definition of: terrace

(ter′is) noun
1. An artificial raised level space, as of lawn, having one or more vertical or sloping sides; also, such levels collectively.
2. A raised level supporting a row of houses, or the houses occupying such a position.
3. The flat roof of an Oriental or Spanish house.
4. A relatively narrow step in the face of a steep natural slope.
5. An open gallery; balcony.
—v.t. ·raced, ·rac·ing To form into or provide with a terrace or terraces. [<OF <Ital. terraccia <L terra earth]