Explore Terrain through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tract or parcel. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Terrain meaning
- 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.
Using Terrain
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land.
- In the example corpus, terrain often appears in combinations such as: the terrain, terrain and, of terrain.
Context around Terrain
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Terrain
- In this selection, "terrain" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, negative, digital, hilly, energy, elevation and mini stand out and add context to how "terrain" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a digital terrain elevation database and across dangerous terrain and rescue. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "terrain" sits close to words such as cloudy, critic and bow, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with terrain
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The commodities are paper (which comes from forest terrain), coin (from mountain terrain), and cloth (from pasture terrain). (18 words)
A digital representation of an area of terrain is mapped based on digital terrain elevation data or stereo imagery. (19 words)
At the antipode of the Caloris Basin is a large region of unusual, hilly terrain known as the "Weird Terrain". (20 words)
Terrain seeAlso A relief map of Taiwan The terrain in Taiwan is divided into two parts: the flat to gently rolling plains in the west, where 90% of the population lives, and the mostly rugged forest-covered mountains in the eastern two-thirds. (43 words)
Cooper underwent a lift and terrain expansion during the 2019-20 season; among the highlights were a new surface lift and seventy acres of new intermediate and advanced skiing terrain — including the first truly expert terrain in the ski area’s history. (42 words)
He was previously a director of Terrain Energy Limited but he resigned from the board when Evoterra Limited was formed to acquire the share capital of Terrain Energy Limited and MicroEnergy Generation Services Limited. (34 words)
Also, was he being dragged by a glacier across miles of terrain over thousands of years and then left on a different kind of terrain when the glacier melted? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aside from the 6W Terrain Mini, peak power takes a leap to 12W for the Terrain and 20W for the Terrain XL.
Cooper underwent a lift and terrain expansion during the 2019-20 season; among the highlights were a new surface lift and seventy acres of new intermediate and advanced skiing terrain — including the first truly expert terrain in the ski area’s history.
The commodities are paper (which comes from forest terrain), coin (from mountain terrain), and cloth (from pasture terrain).
Some of the terrain, specifically some bunkers, were built on round bases that were on the thin side fo terrain features.
He was previously a director of Terrain Energy Limited but he resigned from the board when Evoterra Limited was formed to acquire the share capital of Terrain Energy Limited and MicroEnergy Generation Services Limited.
The training is an introduction to avalanche hazards and includes basics about snowpack layers, avalanche stability, avalanche-prone terrain, how to travel across dangerous terrain and rescue techniques.
Also, the daily price rate of change indicator is on the brink of entering the negative terrain from the positive while the weekly price ROC hovers in the negative terrain.
The Company’s TF/TA system combines high-resolution ground mapping data from an onboard Terrain Following Radar that is complimented by a Digital Terrain Elevation Database, offering high maneuverability.
Also, was he being dragged by a glacier across miles of terrain over thousands of years and then left on a different kind of terrain when the glacier melted?
A digital representation of an area of terrain is mapped based on digital terrain elevation data or stereo imagery.
As opposed to playing it on a flat or uneven terrain, the terrain is made smooth but hollow (tra just means "hollow road" in Flemish).
At the antipode of the Caloris Basin is a large region of unusual, hilly terrain known as the "Weird Terrain".
Cratering is seen on both types of terrain, but is especially extensive on the dark terrain: it appears to be saturated with impact craters and has evolved largely through impact events.
His great defensive success was not based entirely on the advantage of terrain; this time it was the combination of terrain, defensive works, and a centralized coordination of artillery.
It should however be noted that the disadvantages of such terrain could be nullified if surprise was achieved over the enemy by an attack through such terrain.
Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue Land Terrain The terrain is mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast.
Radar altimeters are also a component of terrain avoidance warning systems, warning the pilot if the aircraft is flying too low, or if there is rising terrain ahead.
Should a player build next to unexplored terrain, the terrain tile is turned face up, and the player is rewarded with a resource should the tile revealed be resource-producing.
Terrain A topographic map of Liberia Liberia has a mostly hilly terrain, from rolling plains along the coast to a rolling plateau and low mountains in the northeast.
Terrain seeAlso A relief map of Taiwan The terrain in Taiwan is divided into two parts: the flat to gently rolling plains in the west, where 90% of the population lives, and the mostly rugged forest-covered mountains in the eastern two-thirds.
Common combinations with terrain
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the terrain 29×
- terrain and 27×
- of terrain 13×
- terrain of 11×
- terrain is 10×
- terrain in 9×
- rough terrain 7×
- terrain the 5×
- difficult terrain 5×
- mountainous terrain 5×