Synonyms for terrain
təˈreɪnter·rain

Princeton's WordNet

1. terrainnoun

   a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

   "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

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1. • Tract

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1. List of paraphrases for "terrain":

   ground, topography, field, land, topographic, landform, field, soil, relief

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1. Steve Warren:

   The UH-1 had launched to deliver tarps and rice, because of the terrain (it) had not been in contact for approximately two hours. No emergency beacon has been detected at this time.

2. Homeland Security official:

   The Rio Grande is a dangerous river, it looks calm, but it has resulted in a number of rescues and deaths over the years and is one of the main ways in which migrants are at risk from the terrain and natural barriers that exist as they travel north, water rescues are up significantly this year compared to last year.

3. John Nicholson:

   They believed they were going to be able to seize and hold terrain, and they failed to do so.

4. Rahul Verma:

   I feel the BJP is hell-bent on running this campaign on national security, basically, if they bring up any other thing, they would be on difficult terrain, like on economic issues or on their performance.

5. Aaron Bryant:

   Do we want to fight on a political terrain that advantages the worst among the capitalist class and the right wing ? Or do we want to fight on the terrain that advantages the middle of the road centrist moderate option ? I think one of those options gives us as a movement a better opportunity to strategize and move forward.