terrace vs windrow

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. 

  • A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains. 

  • A single house in such a group. 

  • 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. 

  • A platform that extends outwards from a building. 

  • The standing area of a sports stadium. 

  • A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment 

  • A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses. 

verb
  • To provide something with a terrace. 

  • To form something into a terrace. 

windrow

noun
  • The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth onto other land to improve it. 

  • A line of snow left behind by the edge of a snowplow’s blade. 

  • A ridge or berm at a perimeter 

  • A long snowbank along the side of a road. 

  • A line of leaves etc heaped up by the wind. 

  • A similar streak of seaweed etc on the surface of the sea formed by Langmuir circulation. 

  • A line of gravel left behind by the edge of a grader’s blade. 

  • A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field. 

verb
  • To arrange (e.g. new-made hay) in lines or windrows. 

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