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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrain1

1720–30; < French Vulgar Latin *ٱԳܳ, noun use of neuter of *ٱԳܲ of land. See terra, -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terrain1

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin ٱŧԳܳ ground, from terra earth
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But challenges like difficult terrain and protests within India itself over some of its projects have meant that construction of water infrastructure in the Indus basin has not moved fast enough.

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He’d seen buzzards on the hillside just ahead, where the terrain turns steeply upward and the forest begins.

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He also decided to write a book about a different Amazonian tribe — “Farewell to Eden,” published in 1965 — a move that seemed, perhaps unconsciously, like a bid to rival his brother’s intellectual terrain.

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A 150 miles away, in the West of England region, the political terrain looks different but just as volatile.

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The sight of parched, desert-like terrain in the world's largest rainforest underscores the alarming scale of the drought.

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