- terracettes
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English-Tamil dictionary. 2014.
terracettes
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terracettes — Small, irregular step like forms on steep hillslopes, especially in pasture, formed by creep or erosion of surficial materials that may be induced or enhanced by trampling of livestock such as sheep or cattle. Synonyms (not preferred)… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Downland — Culver Down, Isle of Wight. A downland is an area of open chalk hills. This term is especially used to describe the chalk countryside in southern England. Areas of downland are often referred to as Downs. The word down derives from a medieval… … Wikipedia
Mass wasting — at Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas (2002) … Wikipedia
Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… … Universalium
catsteps — (not preferred: refer to terracettes) A terracette; especially one produced by slumping of loess deposits as in western Iowa. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
sheep tracks — (not recommended) use terracettes … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
soil ripples — (not recommended) use terracettes … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
