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Definition of Terrain
1. Noun. A piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential. "They decided to attack across the rocky terrain"
Definition of Terrain
1. Noun. (geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks. ¹
2. Noun. An area of land or the particular features of it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Terrain
1. a tract of land [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrain
Literary usage of Terrain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Rule in India: A Historical Sketch by Harriet Martineau (1857)
"... CHAPTER I. THE terrain.. " It was a mountain at whose verdant feet A spacious
plain, outstretched in circuit wide, Lay pleasant: from his side two ..."
2. Digitizing the Future: Defense Mapping Agency edited by William K. James (1999)
"... Data Information Sheets Existing Data Bases/Products Digital terrain Elevation
Data (DIED) - Level 1 World Mean Elevation Data (WMED) Digital Feature ..."
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