terrain

Example Sentences

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Kampnich, in particular, has helped the research team understand the island's ecology and terrain.

From Science Daily

Though it wasn’t the sparsely green terrain or occasionally snowcapped mountains that caught his eye, it was instead the historic collection of white domes and solar towers that make up the Mount Wilson Observatory.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think we're headed to some really ugly terrain," he said.

From BBC

In the early 20th century, irrigation reforms turned the Mexican borderlands into rich terrain for cotton growing, attracting migrant laborers from all over the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

The town, built on unstable terrain, was battered by a powerful storm which hit southern Italy last week.

From Barron's