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Terrace vs Patio - What's the difference?

terrace | patio |

As nouns the difference between patio and terrace

is that patio is a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation while terrace is a platform that extends outwards from a building.

As a verb terrace is

to provide something with a terrace.

As a proper noun Terrace is

a city in British Columbia, Canada.

terrace

English

(wikipedia terrace) {, style="float: right; clear:right;" , , , }

Noun

(en noun)
  • A platform that extends outwards from a building.
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  • They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace , explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.
  • 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.
  • A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
  • (in the plural, chiefly, British) The standing area at a football ground.
  • (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.
  • See also

    * (l)

    Verb

    (terrac)
  • To provide something with a terrace.
  • To form something into a terrace.
  • Anagrams

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    patio

    English

    (wikipedia patio)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
  • An inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses.
  • Derived terms

    * patio doors * patio furniture

    See also

    * (l)

    Anagrams

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