TERRAIN

terrain

(noun) a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; “they decided to attack across the rocky terrain”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

terrain (countable and uncountable, plural terrains)

(geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.

An area of land or the particular features of it.

Synonyms

• ground

Anagrams

• rantier, retrain, trainer

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 June 2025

PARSEC

(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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