terrain

nounattested in dialogue

Canada//təˈɹeɪn//
Australia//təˈɹæɪn//

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

noun

1
A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
2
An area of land or its particular features.
The race will be run over a variety of terrain, including grass and sand.
3
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.
controlled flight into terrain
TOO LOW, TERRAIN
4
An individual's overall state of health.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: terrains

Terra · The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio…terrace · A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or…Terrace · A city in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British…

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

Terrance · A male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.Terrence · A male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.Terri · A female given name; a spelling variant of Terry, diminutive…

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