- contour ploughing
- noun ploughing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
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contour ploughing
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Contour — may refer to: an outline or silhouette a contour line on a contour map, or the corresponding line on the ground or sea bed Contour (linguistics), a phonetic sound Pitch contour (music), a melody shape Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera… … Wikipedia
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