Definition of "terracing" [terracing]

• Present participle of terrace. (verb)
• The formation of terraces (noun)
• A terraced structure (noun)
• A series of terraces (noun)
• A stand with a series of tiers (noun)

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• "Other rehabilitation practices include investing in land through practices such as terracing and other counter-erosion measures, control of invasive species, chemical and organic nutrient replenishment, and reforestation."
• "These analyses should indicate whether these waste products were reused for purposes such as terracing or road metalling, or whether actual metalworking activities took place here."
• "He brought to California techniques observed in Japan, such as terracing and manure spreading, and was accomplished in animal husbandry."