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terrain

[ tuh-reyn ]

noun

  1. a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
  2. Geology. terrane.


terrain

/ təˈreɪn; ˈtɛreɪn /

noun

  1. ground or a piece of ground, esp with reference to its physical character or military potential

    a rocky terrain

    radio reception can be difficult in mountainous terrain

  2. a variant spelling of terrane


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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrain1

1720–30; < French Vulgar Latin *terrānum, noun use of neuter of *terrānus of land. See terra, -an

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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrain1

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin terrēnum ground, from terra earth

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Example Sentences

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.

The drawback was that the terrain in front of Bradley made success very costly.

But that was a decade ago, and Lurie has moved into less jokey terrain.

As forbidding as this terrain is, there is another force at work on the ocean surface – the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

It extends only a short distance into Virginia and consists mainly of rough, rugged terrain.

This action provided Virginians with knowledge of the type of terrain and its potentiality along this important borderline.

The original design of Wren had to be altered slightly because of the terrain of the country-side.

Captain Melendez studied the terrain with a hurried glance, and it was far from being favourable.

The terrain was fairly level, but a spirit level would have shown a marked tilt to the east.

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