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terraced
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terraced
adj.
equipped with a porch, furnished with a deck or patio; formed into many flat narrow levels (about a hillside)
terrace
v.
construct a porch, build a patio or deck; create many narrow flat levels in a hillside (for agriculture or to prevent erosion)
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Terrace (agriculture)
In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This type of landscaping, therefore, is called terracing. Graduated terrace steps are commonly used to farm on hilly or mountainous terrain. Terraced fields decrease both erosion and surface runoff, and may be used to support growing crops that require irrigation, such as rice. The rice terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the significance of this technique.
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terrace
Noun
1. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
(synonym) patio
(hypernym) area
(hyponym) suntrap, solar trap
(part-holonym) garden
(derivation) terrasse
2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
(synonym) bench
(hypernym) tableland, plateau
3. a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"
(hypernym) row
(member-meronym) terraced house
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Verb
1. provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house"
(synonym) terrasse
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) patio
(classification) architecture
2. make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
(hypernym) shape, form
(derivation) bench
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terraced
příd.jm.
řadový; terasovitý
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terraced
Przym.
szeregowy; tarasowy; tarasowaty
