terrain
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
Geology. terrane.
Origin of terrain
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How to use terrain in a sentence
We also had a lot of luck, favorable weather, a capable crew, access to equipment, multiple escape routes, and an intimate knowledge of the terrain.
Other gear, like chainsaws or Pulaski tools, comes down as cargo from the same plane from about 150 feet above the terrain.
How aerial firefighters battle blazes from the skies | Rob Verger | August 27, 2020 | Popular-SciencePerhaps, in the end, our galaxy, and even our universe, is simply the test tube for a vast chemical computation exploring a mathematical terrain of possibilities that stretches on to infinity.
How Life Could Continue to Evolve - Issue 88: Love & Sex | Caleb Scharf | August 12, 2020 | NautilusLike its predecessor on the Curiosity rover, the camera will take color, 3-D and panoramic images to help scientists understand the terrain and the mineralogy of the surrounding rocks.
NASA’s Perseverance rover will seek signs of past life on Mars | Lisa Grossman | July 28, 2020 | Science NewsThe video primarily shows off BigDog’s ability to balance on its own, right itself, and move over uneven terrain.
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If they cannot mass, they will not be as effective in taking terrain.
It is this kind of terrain that makes this country so hard to secure.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe drawback was that the terrain in front of Bradley made success very costly.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that was a decade ago, and Lurie has moved into less jokey terrain.
The Gods of Punk Are Back in New York City | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs forbidding as this terrain is, there is another force at work on the ocean surface – the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It? | Clive Irving | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt extends only a short distance into Virginia and consists mainly of rough, rugged terrain.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThis action provided Virginians with knowledge of the type of terrain and its potentiality along this important borderline.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe original design of Wren had to be altered slightly because of the terrain of the country-side.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyCaptain Melendez studied the terrain with a hurried glance, and it was far from being favourable.
The Border Rifles | Gustave AimardThe terrain was fairly level, but a spirit level would have shown a marked tilt to the east.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
British Dictionary definitions for terrain
/ (təˈreɪn, ˈtɛreɪn) /
ground or a piece of ground, esp with reference to its physical character or military potential: radio reception can be difficult in mountainous terrain; a rocky terrain
a variant spelling of terrane
Origin of terrain
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