terrain
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terrain
- /təˈɹeɪn/ Canada, US, UK
- /təˈɹæɪn/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”).
noun terrains
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A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
Similar: terrane
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An area of land or its particular features.
The race will be run over a variety of terrain, including grass and sand.
Similar: ground
- The surface of the earth; the ground. This approach requires the aircraft to stay at an altitude of at least 3000 feet MSL until crossing the VOR in order to maintain terrain clearance.
- An individual's overall state of health.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: soil, landform, coalface, land, ground, hillside, field, yard, turf, fieldwork, surveying, landscape, topography, topographical, spot, topographic
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noun area
| Español | terreno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지형 jihyeong, 지역 jiyeok |
| 日本語 | 地域 chiiki, 地形 chikei |
| 中文 | 地域 dìyù, 地形 dìxíng |
| Português | terreno |
| Français | terrain |
| Deutsch | Terrain, Gelände, Land, Relief |
| Italiano | terreno, tratto, estensione, spianata, territorio, zona |
| Ελληνικά | έδαφος édafos, έκταση éktasi |
| Română | teren |
| Русский | ме́стность méstnostʹ, релье́ф relʹjéf |
| العربية | مِنْطَقَة minṭaqa, أَرْض ʔarḍ, مِسَاحَة misāḥa, تَضَارِيس taḍārīs |
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