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terrazza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compartment noun A separate section or space within a larger structure, especially a vehicle.
  • terrace noun A paved outdoor area attached to a house, often used for sitting or dining.

Senses

terrazza is used for these senses in English:

  • compartment (heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
  • terrace A platform that extends outwards from a building.
  • terrace (chiefly, Indian English) 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.

compartment — full definition

  1. noun A separate section or space within a larger structure, especially a vehicle.
  2. verb To divide something into separate sections.

terrace — full definition

  1. noun A paved outdoor area attached to a house, often used for sitting or dining.
  2. noun A row of houses joined together in a single connected structure.
  3. noun A flat, raised area cut into a slope, often used for farming.
  4. verb To shape land into a series of flat, stepped levels.

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