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

terracelike
terraceous
terraces
terracing
terracings
terracotta
terracottalike
terracottas
terraculture
terrae
terraform
terraformed
terraformer
terraforming
terraforms
terrain (current term)
terrain flight
terrain intelligence
terrain park
terrain parks
terrains
terrane
terranes
terranovaite
terrapene
terrapenes
terrapin
terrapins
terraqueous
terraria

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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