terrain
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Their remains show distinctive patterns of stress in the vertebrae along with strong limb bones capable of handling repeated physical strain across frozen terrain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
"This is a journey through serious, remote and challenging terrain, with sections where there may be no obvious path to follow."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The toasty temperatures and steep, brushy terrain initially led the fire to spread quickly, according to Torres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Silden’s goggles gave him a bird’s-eye view of the terrain as he piloted the drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He never told me what to do if I left the mountain, if I crossed oceans and continents and found myself in strange terrain, where I could no longer search the horizon for the Princess.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The U.S. has a diverse range of terrains across its 3.8 million square miles, including the desert in the Southwest.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
But it’s also become clear that the two sides are fighting on wholly different terrains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
The rally involved driving over a range of terrains from sand dunes, mud, rocks and dry river beds.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
The separation between Mars's northern and southern terrains is especially prominent in topographic and context maps.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
On top of that, they had selected one of the most nearly impossible terrains on Earth.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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