terraced Definition

terrace
noun

1. Each one of a series of raised level banks of earth, like large steps on the side of a hill, used for cultivation.
2a. A row of usually identical and connected houses, properly one overlooking a slope, or the street on to which they face;
2b. In street names.

Example: South Inch Terrace
Form: Terrace (usually)
3. A raised level paved area by the side of a house.

Thesaurus: patio, garden, landscape, platform, green, lawn, yard.
4. Open areas rising in tiers round a sports ground, where spectators stand.

Form: terraces (usually)

verb

terraced, terracing
1. To form something into a terrace or terraces.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin terracea, from terra earth.