terra

[US]/'terə/
[UK]/ˈtɛrə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. land; ground.

Phrases & Collocations

terra firma

terra cotta

terra incognita

subterra

terracotta warriors

terra cotta warriors

Example Sentences

Illa igitur non requiescere possunt ad exitium in terra gerent.

nine days now since my eyes have twigged any terra firma.

La terra s’aprì, inghiottì Datan e coperse il sèguito d’Abiram.

Al rumore della presa di Babilonia trema la terra, e se n’ode il grido fra le nazioni.

Or through high ridge in a field, covering terra, increasing the temperature of earth, increasing the thickness of dust and frowst in the day time can all be the methods of toting temperature.

e si dirà: Questa terra ch’era desolata, è divenuta come il giardino d’Eden;e queste città ch’erano deserte, desolate, ruinate, sono fortificate e abitate.

Real-world Examples

They called it terra preta, or black earth.

Source: Vox opinion

Twenty minutes after leaving France, he was back on terra firma.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2019

According to him, wood was made up of ash and terra pinguis.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

He's hoping to avoid the terra bowel experience he had last season.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

" Exomoons are terra incognita, " Kipping said, using a Latin term meaning unknown land.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

Some crypto-lending firms, notably Celsius, have collapsed; some stablecoins, like terra, have been obliterated.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But how did they make the jump from water to terra firma? Looks like they might have had help-from bacteria.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2020 Collection

But with the ground back beneath your feet, things tend to terra firm up.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2017 Collection

Porous pots like unglazed terra cotta might be better idea for wet climates.

Source: 2022-2023-2 Academic Listening

The three returning space travelers came back to terra firma aboard the Soyuz, a Russian spacecraft that's been in use for more than 50 years.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

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