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terrace

[ter-uhs] / ˈtɛr əs /


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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The primary suite is one of a kind, featuring a spa-inspired bath, a free-standing soaking tub, a glass-enclosed shower, and a custom floating vanity, all accompanied by a terrace overlooking the garden.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

I step off the restaurant’s orderly little terrace and make a slow serpentine path past makeshift dinner parties.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"Amazon is primed to buy Liverpool Football Club" is the Daily Star's lead story, quipping "you'll never deliver alone!" – a cheeky reference to the club's terrace anthem.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Tío Ermenio points to the tiny house on the terrace.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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

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

"Roberto is a man of the terraces, a man of the people: straightforward, loyal and authentic," adds Lamrani.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Whether made with Aperol, Campari or Sarti, the spritz has rapidly established itself on terraces across Europe -- with Italy's Campari Group now hoping to conquer the heart of America.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

By diverting snowmelt from the ever-present Andes icecaps to high farm terraces, Wari was able literally to rise above the drought and flooding of lower elevations.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In a separate incident in Greenisland, Carrickfergus, the fire service dealt with a row of terraced houses, along with two oil tanks and a shed, on fire.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

The once thriving village included a chapel, a church, a shop, a pub, a school, a library, a post office and terraced houses.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

“The gated, private parcel offers dramatic panoramic city views and sweeping vistas, with multiple usable tiers featuring generous flat pads, terraced gardens, and a dedicated pool level,” the description notes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Around her, masked and veiled men and women crowded onto the terraced ledges, stamping their feet as the action proceeded below.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The official capacity was just more than 31,000, although three-quarters of the ground was terracing.

From BBC May 23, 2024

A different report discussed terracing the river upstream from that spot — changing the sloped shape of the sides into steps, “and in those steps, you might insert areas for landscaping to grow,” Weintraub said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2024

A unique feature of their farming was a method of terracing the hillsides on the southern slopes of the large sandstone plateau to prevent soil erosion.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

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

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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