Terracing: Dikes built along the contour of sloping farm land that hold runoff and sediment to reduce erosion.
TERRACING Terracing is a technique used to allow the cultivation of crops on steep slopes.
terrace A broad channel, bench, or embankment constructed across the slope to intercept runoff and detain or channel it to protected outlets, thereby reducing erosion from agricultural areas. Also terracing.
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