terra firma

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But the fear was that it would happen in space, when you’re 180 miles from terra firma and the nearest fire station.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

But he is made for the moment, having had a sympathetic history with the Skrulls, a shape-shifting race of interplanetary refugees, and back on terra firma.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

I am ecstatic over it, but there’s also part of me that maintains that I must keep my feet firmly planted on the ground, on terra firma, on Earth.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

Stott and Enright said being exposed to the Overview Effect and Oceanview Effect tends to lead adventurers to take action once they return to terra firma.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

The contraption lay with its stomach on terra firma, heavy and sluggish and looking more like a wounded duck than like one of those newfangled airplanes they were starting to produce in the United States.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende