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terrain
[ tuh-reyn ]
noun
- a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Geology. terrane.
terrain
/ təˈreɪn; ˈtɛreɪn /
noun
- 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
- a variant spelling of terrane
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of terrain1
Example Sentences
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.
He’d seen buzzards on the hillside just ahead, where the terrain turns steeply upward and the forest begins.
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.
A 150 miles away, in the West of England region, the political terrain looks different but just as volatile.
The sight of parched, desert-like terrain in the world's largest rainforest underscores the alarming scale of the drought.
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