释义 |
[ ter-uh ] / ˈtɛr ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR terra ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of terraBorrowed into English from Latin around 1605–15 Words nearby terraterpin hydrate, terpolymer, Terpsichore, terpsichorean, terr., terra, terra alba, terrace, terraced house, terrachlor, terracing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terraHere are five books that make the terra slightly less incognita. The Five Best Books on Cuba|William O’Connor, Malcolm Jones|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST I also like Terra Kulture, a cultural center in Victoria Island, the restaurant there makes a nice smoothie called 'Go Slow.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Literary Lagos|Henry Krempels|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even the Italian government now refers to the area as the “terra di tumori” or “land of tumors.” Italy’s Triangle Of Death: Naples Residents Blame Child Cancer Rates On Mob Disposal Of Toxic Chemicals|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Alcatraz and Terra Nova did not live past 13 episodes and Fringe had to fight to make to it to five seasons. ‘Almost Human’ Review: A Dystopian Future That We’ve Seen Before|Chancellor Agard|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If Groupon was Battletoads, it would be like I made it all the way to the Terra Tubes without dying on my first ever play through. Memo from Groupon's CEO: I Was Fired|Megan McArdle|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Scotland, so far as regards the sporting of the far north, was then almost a terra incognita. Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors|William Alexander Adams The pottery and the idols made of terra cotta show a high degree of perfection. The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla|Daniel G. Brinton I presume, from the collection of Brydges and Anderson, Chiloe is pretty well-known, and southward begins a terra incognita. More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin His first action on getting back to the asteroid would be to recommend Santos' promotion to Terra base. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin Mr. Henley purchased his ticket, resolved to take the first train for this terra incognita of Virginia. The Ghost of Guir House|Charles Willing Beale
British Dictionary definitions for terra
noun(in legal contexts) earth or land Word Origin for terrafrom Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to terraplanet, dust, globe, star, universe, creation, sphere, macrocosm, cosmos, orb, apple, vale, earth mother, mother goddess, earth, ground, terrain, terra firma, terrene Scientific definitions for terra
A rough highland or mountainous region of the moon with a relatively high albedo. Compare mare. A vast highland region on a planet. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |