Terrace vs. Deck: What's the Difference?
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Terrace (noun)
A platform that extends outwards from a building.
Terrace (noun)
A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
Terrace (noun)
A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
Terrace (noun)
A single house in such a group.
Terrace (noun)
The standing area at a football ground.
Terrace (noun)
The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
Terrace (verb)
To provide something with a terrace.
Terrace (verb)
To form something into a terrace.
Deck (noun)
Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
Deck (noun)
The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
“to swab the deck”
Deck (noun)
A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
Deck (noun)
A pack or set of playing cards.
Deck (noun)
A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.
Deck (noun)
A set of slides for a presentation.
Deck (noun)
A heap or store.
Deck (verb)
To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
Deck (verb)
To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
“Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?”
Deck (verb)
To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
Deck (verb)
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
Deck (verb)
To decorate (something).
Deck (verb)
To cover; to overspread.
Terrace (noun)
a level paved area next to a building; a patio
“breakfast is served on the terrace”
Terrace (noun)
each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.
Terrace (noun)
a flight of wide, shallow steps providing standing room for spectators in a stadium, especially a soccer ground.
Terrace (noun)
a natural horizontal shelflike formation, such as a raised beach.
Terrace (noun)
a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style
“an attractive Regency terrace”
Terrace (noun)
an individual house built as part of a row
“modern furniture looks out of place in your Victorian terrace”
Terrace (verb)
make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
“the slope had to be terraced”
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