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Definition of Terra firma
1. Noun. The solid part of the earth's surface. "He dropped the logs on the ground"
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Specialized synonyms: America
Specialized synonyms: Archipelago, Beachfront, Cape, Ness, Coastal Plain, Floor, Foreland, Forest, Timber, Timberland, Woodland, Island, Isthmus, Land Mass, Landmass, Mainland, Neck, Oxbow, Peninsula, Champaign, Field, Plain, Slash, Wonderland
Group relationships: Earth, Globe, World
Derivative terms: Earth, Ground, Ground, Ground, Ground, Ground, Ground, Land, Land, Land, Land, Land
Definition of Terra firma
1. Noun. land, as opposed to water or air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terra Firma
Literary usage of Terra firma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"COASTING OF terra firma. MILITARY EXPEDITION OF OJEDA. ... and then steered his
course along the coast of terra firma, landing occasionally, ..."
2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"X. — Of the Commerce carried on by means of the City and River of Guayaquil, *
betwixt the Provinces of Peru and terra firma, and the Coq/l of New Spain. ..."
3. Works by Washington Irving (1892)
"COASTING OFF terra firma—MILITARY EXPEDITION OF OJEDA. AFTER touching at various
parts of Trinidad and the gulf of Paria, Ojeda passed through the strait of ..."
4. A Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns by Antonio de Ulloa, John Adams (1806)
"... between the other two; Darien lying on the eaft fide, and Veraguas on the weft.
THE kingdom of terra firma ..."
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