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terrain

ter·rain

US/təˈɹeɪn/ fairly common

noun

1.

a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

  • “they decided to attack across the rocky terrain”

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”).

Phrases

  • all-terrain vehicle
  • controlled flight into terrain
  • height above average terrain
  • human terrain
  • linguistic terrain
  • terrain awareness and warning system
  • terrain park
  • terrain theory

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