terrain

CEFRB2

/təˈɹeɪn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A type of land or ground.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An area of land or its particular features.

Examples

  • The rough terrain checked the progress of the hikers.

  • This is awfully hilly terrain; I hope we don't screw up the transmission.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /təˈɹæɪn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The surface of the earth; the ground.

  2. A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.

  3. An individual's overall state of health.

More examples

In context

  • The race will be run over a variety of terrain, including grass and sand.

  • 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.

  • controlled flight into terrain

Synonyms

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The rugged blank made hiking through the forest very challenging for the team.

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Origin

noun

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