terraces

noun

1. 1.A platform that extends outwards from a building.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
4. 4.A single house in such a group.
5. 5.(in the plural) The standing area at a football ground.