terrain
Example Sentences
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Her lyrical descriptions bring fresh poignancy to well-worn scenes of exile, though her narrative slackens a little on foreign terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Before humans travel there, the space agency wants to send robotic landers and hopping drones to explore and map the Moon's challenging terrain.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
This approach is heavily dependent on dry climates, flat terrain, and vast stretches of land, making it practical only in select places such as Chile's Atacama Desert and parts of Nevada.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
They’ve terraformed the desert terrain by planting trees, building houses, and even constructing a Walmart and an airport.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Going up and down hills on rough terrain was taking a lot longer than I’d anticipated, which meant we still had about seven or eight more miles to go before reaching Abuelita’s house.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing terrain
List 8
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Elements of the Universe: Terr, Terra ("Earth")
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