terracette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of landform, a ridge on a hillside formed when saturated soil particles expand, then contract as they dry, causing them to move slowly downhill.

Word forms

terracette terracettes

Etymology

From terrace + -ette.

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