| 单词 | contour ploughing |
| 释义 | > as lemmascontour ploughing contour ploughing n. the ploughing of land along its contours to minimize soil erosion. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > other systems of ploughing bout1601 round work1741 goring1780 back-furrowing1855 contour ploughing1921 1921 McMurry & Parkins Adv. Geogr. i. viii. 220 Farmland that has gentle slopes should be plowed so that the furrows keep on a level instead of running downhill. Otherwise, the water may..wash the soil away... Such plowing is called contour plowing. 1943 J. S. Huxley TVA 28 The prevention of erosion on arable land by new methods such as contour ploughing. 1969 N. W. Pirie Food Resources ii. 40 The simplest is to clear the land and, by careful contour ploughing and mulching, to try to minimize leaching. < as lemmas |
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