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What does terrain mean?

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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.
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Forbidding terrain made conventional land supply impossible, requiring the United States to develop capabilities to airdrop supplies.
Roughly made thonged sandals were worn only in lowland areas where the terrain was rocky.
In contrast, Karachais reside in the highlands, terrain suitable for root vegetables and herding.
Steep hills, mountains, and ravines with narrow areas of flat terrain characterize the interior.
As Axis airfields and terrain for new airstrips were overrun, the Allied Air Forces began shifting fighter units from England into Europe proper.
You learn it by leading your platoon at night on long forced marches over terrain you have never seen before.

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