Terrain is defined as the specific physical features of an area of land.
(noun)An example of terrain is a rocky and jagged coastline.
See terrain in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: Fr < L terrenum < terrenus, of earth, earthen < terra, terra
See terrain in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *terrānum
Origin: , alteration of Latin terrēnum
Origin: , from neuter of terrēnus, of the earth; see terrene
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