catstep
English
Etymology
cat + step
Noun
catstep (plural catsteps)
- Synonym of terracette
- 2011, Barry Lopez, Debra Gwartney, Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape
- A catstep is a narrow, back-tilted terrace or bench on a grassy slope, formed when a hillside slumps beneath its own weight.
- 2011, Barry Lopez, Debra Gwartney, Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape