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ter·rain

(tə-rān′)

a. An area of land; ground: climbed a tree to view the surrounding terrain.

b. A particular geographic area; a region: a guide who knows this terrain well.

2. The surface features of an area of land; topography: boots designed for rugged terrain.

3. (also tĕr′ān) Variant of terrane.

[French, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *terrānum, alteration of Latin terrēnum, from neuter of terrēnus, of the earth; see terrene.]

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terrain

(təˈreɪn; ˈtɛreɪn)

1. ground or a piece of ground, esp with reference to its physical character or military potential: radio reception can be difficult in mountainous terrain; a rocky terrain.

2. (Geological Science) a variant spelling of terrane

[C18: from French, ultimately from Latin terrēnum ground, from terra earth]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ter•rain

(təˈreɪn)

n.

1. a tract of land, esp. as considered with reference to its features.

2. terrane.

[1720–30; < French « Vulgar Latin *terrānum, n. use of neuter of *terrānus of land. See terra, -an¹]

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Noun

terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land

terrain

noun ground, country, land, landscape, topography, going an eight-hour drive on rough terrain

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

terrain

noun

1. The character, natural features, and configuration of land:

topography.

Idiom: the lay of the land.

2. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:

area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, territory, world.

Slang: bag.

3. A particular area used for or associated with a specific individual or activity:

country, district, region, territory.

Slang: turf.

Translations

Gelände

terreno

terrain

[teˈreɪn] N → terreno m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

terrain

[təˈreɪn] n (= land) → terrain m (sol)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

terrain

n → Terrain nt (esp Mil), → Gelände nt; (fig) → Boden m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

terrain

[təˈreɪn] n → terreno

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He is packing up to leave the country, and he asks us to make his excuses sur le terrain."

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Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit:

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The problem of terrain representation has been extensively researched in the past, both in the context of mobile robotics and in a much wider field of Geo-Information Systems (GIS).

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To prove the vehicles are more than capable of handling the terrain, Jeep joined the convoy of 20 Jeep owners with vehicles of their own, a few Wrangler Rubicons, Grand Cherokees and the latest 2014 Grand Cherokee V6 diesel, all of which were showroom stock and with no modifications whatsoever.

Voluntary torture testing

As a result, synchronized video images are required to map the color information to the sensed 3D point cloud, thus realizing intuitive terrain visualization towards mobile mapping services.

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said it has announced an updated version of the Garmin Pilot app for the iPad and iPhone that incorporates the display of both terrain and obstacles on Garmin's dynamic navigation maps, VFR Sectionals, IFR high and low en-route charts.

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The vehicle will help the Gujarat Police in areas like routine patrol in inaccessible terrains, coastal patrol and vigilance, rough terrain, rapid pursuit operations, maintaining vigil around sensitive and hi-security zones to name a few.