Terrace vs. Deck — What's the Difference?

A level paved area next to a building; a patio

A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.

Each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.

A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.

A row of houses built in one block in a uniform style

An unroofed platform, typically with a railing, that adjoins a building or is built on a rooftop.

Make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps

The roadway of a bridge or an elevated freeway.

A porch or walkway bordered by colonnades.

The piece of hard material, usually wood or composite, to which the frames housing the wheels are attached on a skateboard or landboard.

A platform extending outdoors from a floor of a house or apartment building.

A pack of playing cards.

An open, often paved area adjacent to a house serving as an outdoor living space; a patio.

A group of data processing cards.

A raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping sides and a flat top

A digital file containing slides for a presentation.

A flat, narrow stretch of ground, often having a steep slope facing a river, lake, or sea.

A tape deck.

A row of buildings erected on raised ground or on a sloping site.

To furnish with or as if with a deck.

A section of row houses.

(Slang) To knock down

Abbr. Ter. or Terr. A residential street, especially along the top or slope of a hill.

To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out

A narrow strip of landscaped earth in the middle of a street.

To decorate

To provide (a house, for example) with a terrace or terraces.

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

To form (a hillside or sloping lawn, for example) into terraces.

(nautical) 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.

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

(aviation) A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

A platform that extends outwards from a building.

(cards) A pack or set of playing cards.

(agriculture) 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 set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

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

(journalism) A headline consisting of one or more actual lines of text.

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

A set of slides for a presentation.

A single house in such a group.

(obsolete) A heap or store.

The standing area of a sports stadium.

(slang) A folded paper used for distributing illicit drugs.

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.

(colloquial) The floor.

To provide something with a terrace.

(theatre) The stage.

To form something into a terrace.

(uncommon) To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.

(informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.

(card games) To cause a player to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.

A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.

To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.

A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.

To decorate (something).

A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.

(transitive) To cover; to overspread.

To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.

To cover; to overspread.

Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish.

A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

A row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face);

To knock down (a person) with a forceful blow; as, He decked his opponent with a single punch.

Provide (a house) with a terrace;

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.

Make into terraces as for cultivation;

The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.

The roof of a passenger car.

A pack or set of playing cards.

A heap or store.

A main aëroplane surface, esp. of a biplane or multiplane.

The portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.

A flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a roof; - it is typically used for relaxing out of doors, outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.

Any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel

Street name for a packet of illegal drugs

A pack of 52 playing cards

A porch that resembles the deck on a ship

Be beautiful to look at;

Decorate;

Knock down with force;