terrain
Example Sentences
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They drove snowmobiles across ice-covered terrain, navigating blizzards and high winds as they travelled for hours between remote northern communities.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“Making Art and Making a Living” covers a wide terrain historically and culturally, his case studies drawn from writers, musicians and visual artists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
North of the pavement, the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness holds a quieter terrain, where sunflower, ephedra and honey mesquite anchor the sand in subtle defiance of the wind.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Its thin atmosphere and dusty terrain create an environment where constant motion generates electrical energy.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
As long as a bull-fighter stays in his own terrain he is comparatively safe.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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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