What does "terracette" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "terracette"?

Common synonyms include: catstep, catstep, sheeptrack, sheeptrack.

Terracette

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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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

catstep catstep sheeptrack sheeptrack

Etymology

From terrace + -ette.

Related phrases

downhill creep

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