terraced

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ter·raced /ˈterɪst/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

a terraced field, slope, garden etc has been cut into a series of flat areas along the side of the slope 梯田形的，阶梯状的

terraced rice fields

水稻梯田

Examples from the Corpus

terraced• The view here gave on to a terraced garden within the walls.• This was a terraced house in Jubilee Road, a street of run-down Edwardian villas.• A bright orange river wound between terraced houses and cleanly-painted pigeon lofts perched among the allotments.• Then we wind through interminable streets of Edwardian terraced houses converted to flats and rooms.• One- and two-bedroom bungalows are priced from £47,995, while two-bedroom terraced houses start from £54,950.• For the poorer workers, the industrialists built closely packed rows of terraced houses with very little open space.• In addition to the palatial and leafy suburbs, there are areas of inner-city terraced housing awaiting redevelopment and large outlying council estates.• The hotel is fully air-conditioned and boasts a terraced restaurant with views overlooking the bay.

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Corpus

BNC: 9771 COCA: 20401

terraced

Crop farming: arable, broadacre, cash crop...