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terrace

[ter-uhs] / ˈtɛr əs /


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Upstairs, the primary suite offers a peaceful retreat complete with a wood-burning fireplace and access to a private covered terrace.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Some seating would be seasonal on an awning-covered rooftop terrace.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

That Premium Lounge is expected to include a second-floor open-air terrace, “continuous food and beverage service,” priority entry and a commemorative gift.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Did she plan to meet me at the terrace?

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

Here the airborne concrete terraces above were anchored to the earth, reconciling the products of the machine with nature, making Fallingwater the definitive example of what Wright called his “organic architecture.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

For generations, summer in Europe has been languid and dreamy, bringing fine weather and lengthy days on sunny beaches and terraces.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

There are also three docks, a pool, and terraces surrounding the property.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Cecil Wright & Partners, a luxury yacht broker, filed the legal action in London’s High Court over Storonsky’s acquisition of Nixie, a 102-meter vessel with four terraces and an Indian teak deck.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

All 9,000 Marines of our first wave were on the beach, ready to move up the steep terraces toward Mount Suribachi and the two airfields on the plateau in the middle of the hilly island.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

The famous work of art, which portrays two figures running along a terraced street, can be seen at the National Museum in Cardiff.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

One side of the terraced row of houses on Llewellyn Street was demolished and replaced by the motorway, leaving the remaining side staring at either a huge concrete embankment or pillars propping up the M4.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

As we climbed the terraced pools of the West Kill, I concentrated on keeping my cast short and precise until I caught my first brook trout, or “brookie.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Filled with eccentric decorative touches that mirrored Simmons’ vibrant public persona, the property features everything from staircase cherubs and boldly patterned wallpaper to curved French doors, terraced gardens, and a key-shaped swimming pool.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

As the first hint of daybreak brightened the eastern horizon, the rocky, terraced terrain we’d been ascending gave way to a broad gully of unconsolidated snow.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Much of the railroad-tie terracing had been damaged as well.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2024

If you look through the history books, it is 30 years since Norwich won at Anfield - in the last game played in front of the Kop when it was still terracing.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

The terracing and draining systems of the mountain’s forests should safely channel rain from the mountain to the sea.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2022

The upper-tier will become outdoor terracing for new homes.

From Washington Times Nov. 5, 2022

Given Cahokia’s engineering expertise, though, solutions were within reach: terracing hillsides, diking rivers, even moving Cahokia.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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