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terracette

noun

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.

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catstep sheeptrack

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Meanings

nounterracette (plural terracettes)

plural terracettes

geographyA 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: catstep, sheeptrack

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar

catstep sheeptrack

Also see

catstep sheeptrack

Origin

From terrace + -ette.

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APA

terracette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terracette

MLA

“terracette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terracette. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terracette,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terracette.

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