terracing

[ ter-uh-sing ]

noun
  1. something formed as a terrace.

  2. a system of terraces.

  1. the act or process of making terraces.

Origin of terracing

1
First recorded in 1780–90; terrace + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for terracing

terracing

/ (ˈtɛrəsɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a series of terraces, esp one dividing a slope into a steplike system of flat narrow fields

  2. the act of making a terrace or terraces

  1. another name for terrace (def. 7a)

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