Terrain

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} terrain, from Latin terrenum ("land, ground"), neuter of terrenus ("consisting of earth"), from terra ("earth").

Full definition of terrain

Noun

1. (geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
2. An area of land or the particular features of it.

Synonyms

• ground

Related terms

• terra
• terrace
• terracotta
• terrane
• terrene
• terrestrial
• terrier
• territorial
• territory

Anagrams

• retrain
• trainer