terrace
noun
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Figure the rise and run of the slope you will be terracing.
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