terrain
Example Sentences
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These patterns form when strong winds are forced around elevated terrain, such as islands rising from the ocean.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Conflicts that begin with strikes from far away tend to shift, in their decisive phases, to questions of land control: Who holds certain terrain, who secures the population, who can enforce order.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The sheriff’s department advised hikers to use caution on the trails and be mindful of changing terrain conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Even the serial champions are on unfamiliar terrain.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
This is the most unforgiving terrain I have been on so far.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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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