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
The Algodones Dunes stretch toward the horizon in pale, wind-sculpted ridges, a narrow ribbon of shifting terrain running south into Mexico.
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
It was only nine miles over easy terrain, but the blackfly made it a torment.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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