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noun
1.
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
2.
Geology. terrane.
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Terrain
is always a great word to know.
So is infiltration. Does it mean:
| seepage of water into soil or rock |
| capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces |
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World English Dictionary
| terrain (təˈreɪn, ˈtɛreɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a variant spelling of terrane |
| [C18: from French, ultimately from Latin terrēnum ground, from terra earth] | |
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Word Origin & History
terrain
1727, "ground for training horses," from Fr. terrain "piece of earth, ground, land," from O.Fr. (12c.), from V.L. *terranum, from L. terrenum "land, ground," from neut. of terrenus "of earth, earthly," from terra "earth, land," lit. "dry land" (as opposed to "sea"); from PIE base *ters- "to dry" (cf.
EXPANDSkt. tarsayati "dries up," Avestan tarshu- "dry, solid," Gk. teresesthai "to become or be dry," L. torrere "dry up, parch," Goth. þaursus "dry, barren," O.H.G. thurri, Ger. dürr, O.E. þyrre "dry;" O.E. þurstig "thirsty"). Meaning "tract of country, considered with regard to its natural features" first attested 1766.
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