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Terrace

City in west-central British Columbia, Canada, on alluvial terraces (former banks) of the Skeena River, near the Hazelton Mountains, 113 km/70 mi northeast of Prince Rupert; population (1990) 11,400. It is in a mining and fishing region. Industries include lumbering and furniture manufacture. It is a commercial and transportation centre and a gateway to a variety of river, lake, and mountain recreation areas.

Terrace was founded in 1910 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and grew into a sawmill town.



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After that the beauty of the moonlight view on the terrace tempted Miss Fairlie out to look at it, and I followed her.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Five feet below me there was a sort of terrace over the semi-circular projection of a room on the ground-floor.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
And feeling satisfied that she was alone, and wanting to take her by surprise, since he had not promised to be there today, and she would certainly not expect him to come before the races, he walked, holding his sword and stepping cautiously over the sandy path, bordered with flowers, to the terrace that looked out upon the garden.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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