terrain
Pronunciation: /təˈɹeɪn/
The English word “terrain” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
- An area of land or its particular features.
- The surface of the earth; the ground.
- An individual's overall state of health.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”).
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More English words
- terraformable
- terraformation
- terraformer
- terraforming
- terrain awareness and warning system
- terrain park
- terrain theory
- terramare
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