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terracing
/ ˈtɛrəsɪŋ /
noun
- a series of terraces, esp one dividing a slope into a steplike system of flat narrow fields
- the act of making a terrace or terraces
- another name for terrace
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terracing1
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Example Sentences
The garden terracing was terminated, and the water for the numerous fountains laid on.
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Relative abundance of flat lands never led them to develop terracing to the same extent that the mountain people had done.
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Because of the uneven floor and the terracing that was necessary, six distinct terrace levels resulted.
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The terracing of all the hills is the most remarkable feature of Judean scenery.
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Here we have coffee till the "terracing" is over: this is at about eight o'clock.
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