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.

Wiktionary
  • 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”

Oxford Dictionary

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