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terrain
the physical features of an area of land
Synonyms
- landscape
- topography
- ground
terrain in a sentence
The hikers studied a map before crossing the rocky terrain ahead.
The pilot warned that the mountainous terrain below made an emergency landing almost impossible in that region.
Where it comes from
From Latin terra 'earth, land'
Memory hook
TERRA (land) + IN — the land itself.
Word parts
- terr — earth, land
terrain: terr (land) + -ain (belonging to)