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эрозионная терраса
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
cut terrace
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cut terrace — noun geology : a bench or platform cut by waves at the base of a cliff applied especially after the bench has emerged … Useful english dictionary
wave-cut terrace — (not recommended) use wave built terrace … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
wave-cut terrace — noun : a shallow water shelf inclining gently away from the base of an eroded sea cliff … Useful english dictionary
Terrace, British Columbia — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Terrace other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = City motto = imagesize = 220px image caption = Welcome sign flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo = citylogo … Wikipedia
Terrace Motorway Tunnel — The Terrace Tunnel takes the Wellington Urban Motorway (SH1) under The Terrace in central Wellington, New Zealand. Opened in 1978, it is 460 metres in length.DesignThe tunnel has three traffic lanes, one southbound and two northbound. The merge… … Wikipedia
Terrace deposit — A terrace deposit is geological term for a flat platform of land created alongside of a river or sea, where, at some time in the past, the river has cut itself a deeper channel. The former floodplain of the river is therefore at a higher point… … Wikipedia
Terrace (agriculture) — In agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a hilly cultivated area, designed as a method of soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid surface runoff of irrigation water. Often such land is formed into multiple terraces, giving a… … Wikipedia
terrace */*/ — UK [ˈterəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms terrace : singular terrace plural terraces 1) a) a row of houses all of the same type, built so that they join together b) British a terraced house 2) a flat area outside a house, restaurant, hotel etc … English dictionary
terrace, marine — a rock terrace formed where a sea cliff, with a wave cut platform (q.v.) before it, is raised above sea level. * * * … Universalium
terrace — ter|race [ˈterıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(houses)¦ 2¦(place you can sit)¦ 3¦(football)¦ 4¦(flat land)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: pile of earth, terrace , from Old Provençal terrassa, from Latin terra earth, land ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut and fill — A process of leveling, whereby material eroded from one place by waves, currents, streams, or winds is deposited nearby until the surfaces of erosion and deposition are continuous and uniformly graded; especially lateral erosion on the concave … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
