(damdaki) taraça, teras

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Definition of (damdaki) taraça, teras in Turkish English dictionary

{i} terrace

A platform that extends outwards from a building

The standing area at a football ground

A level plain bordering a stream, river, or lake

A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses

A sunny (at least 80% of space should receive sunlight from 11 am to 2 pm between the spring and fall equinox), wind-sheltered area at least one level above street level, for enjoyment of views and for relaxation A terrace must be accessible from the sidewalk or public corridors Must provide adequate signage about location at street level, in hallways and elevators Seating must be provided at the rate of one seat for every 30 square feet of terrace area Landscaping (tree and flower boxes) is required

A level promenade in front of a building; usually made of stone and accented with plants, statuary, etc

A berm or discontinuous segments of a berm, in a valley at some height above the flood plain, representing a former abandoned flood plain of the stream

a relatively level bench or step-like surface breaking the continuity of a slope

One of a row of houses joined together with common walls

sloping ground cut into a succession of benches to control surface run-off, minimize soil erosion and assist revegetation

a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace"

a Soil conservation practice in which ridges or steps are built on slopes to slow down runoff and increase soil moisture

The terraces at a football ground are wide steps that people can stand on when they are watching a game

(i) A step-like surface, bordering a stream or shoreline, that represents the former position of a flood plain, lake, or sea shore (ii) A raised, generally horizontal strip of earth and/or rock constructed along a hill on or nearly on a contour to make land suitable for tillage and to prevent accelerated erosion (iii) An earth embankment constructed across a slope for conducting water from above at a regulated flow to prevent accelerated erosion and to conserve water

A nearly flat strip of land with a sloping descent at the edges

a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

A terrace can be several things: a veranda, a roofed balcony, an unroofed paved area next to a house, or a raised bed of earth constructed to enhance a landscape

An old alluvial plain, ordinarily flat or undulating, bordering a river, a lake, or the sea

a nearly level surface bordering steeper slope such as stream terrace or a wavecut terrace

A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces