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Terra firma Moderate

Terra firma has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the solid part of the earth's surface

"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"

"the earth shook for several minutes"

"he dropped the logs on the ground"

2

Continental land, as distinguished from islands.

Example Sentences
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land" noun
"the earth shook for several minutes" noun
"he dropped the logs on the ground" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
object
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
archipelago beachfront cape coastal plain floor foreland forest island isthmus landmass mainland neck oxbow peninsula plain slash wonderland
Rhyming Words
rma arma erma irma parma varma sarma norma derma korma forma tirma firma verma terma perma kerma herma karma syrma
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