terracing

[ ter-uh-sing ]

/ ˈtɛr ə sɪŋ /

noun

something formed as a terrace.

a system of terraces.

the act or process of making terraces.

Origin of terracing

First recorded in 1780–90; terrace + -ing¹

Words nearby terracing

terra verde, terra-cotta, terrace, terraced house, terrachlor, terracing, terracotta, terraform, terraforming, terrain, terramara

Definition for terracing (2 of 2)

terrace

[ ter-uh s ]

/ ˈtɛr əs /

noun

a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.

the top of such a construction, used as a platform, garden, road, etc.

a nearly level strip of land with a more or less abrupt descent along the margin of the sea, a lake, or a river.

the flat roof of a house.

an open, often paved area connected to a house or an apartment house and serving as an outdoor living area; deck.

an open platform, as projecting from the outside wall of an apartment; a large balcony.

a row of houses on or near the top of a slope.

a residential street following the top of a slope.

verb (used with or without object), ter·raced, ter·rac·ing.

to form into or furnish with a terrace or terraces.

Origin of terrace

1505–15; earlier terrasse < Middle French < Old Provençal terrassa < Vulgar Latin *terrācea, feminine of *terrāceus. See terra, -aceous

OTHER WORDS FROM terrace

ter·race·less, adjective un·ter·raced, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for terracing

The terracing of all the hills is the most remarkable feature of Judean scenery.

The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne |Andrew A. Bonar
A striking feature of the farming is the manner of terracing the sides of the hills and mountains.

The Gist of Japan |R. B. Peery
The cultivation round this village was on a level plain without any terracing.

Western Himalaya and Tibet |Thomas Thomson
Here we have coffee till the "terracing" is over: this is at about eight o'clock.

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Fanny Burney

He spoke of the vineyards of Madeira where slopes as incorrigibly steep as these were redeemed by terracing.

When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry |Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for terracing (1 of 2)

terracing

/ (ˈtɛrəsɪŋ) /

noun

a series of terraces, esp one dividing a slope into a steplike system of flat narrow fields

the act of making a terrace or terraces

another name for terrace (def. 7a)

British Dictionary definitions for terracing (2 of 2)

terrace

/ (ˈtɛrəs) /

noun

a horizontal flat area of ground, often one of a series in a slope

a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls, or the street onto which they face
(cap when part of a street name)Grosvenor Terrace

a paved area alongside a building, serving partly as a garden

a balcony or patio

the flat roof of a house built in a Spanish or Oriental style

a flat area bounded by a short steep slope formed by the down-cutting of a river or by erosion

(usually plural)

unroofed tiers around a football pitch on which the spectators stand
the spectators themselves

verb

(tr) to make into or provide with a terrace or terraces

Derived forms of terrace

terraceless, adjective

Word Origin for terrace

C16: from Old French terrasse, from Old Provençal terrassa pile of earth, from terra earth, from Latin

Medical definitions for terracing

terrace

[ tĕr′ĭs ]

v.

To suture in several rows, as when closing a wound through a considerable thickness of tissue.

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Definition for terracing (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with or without object), ter·raced, ter·rac·ing.

Origin of terrace

OTHER WORDS FROM terrace

Example sentences from the Web for terracing

British Dictionary definitions for terracing (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for terracing (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of terrace

Word Origin for terrace

Medical definitions for terracing

v.