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Terra firma   /tˈɛrə fˈərmə/   Listen
Terra firma

noun
1.
The solid part of the earth's surface.  Synonyms: dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground.  "The earth shook for several minutes" , "He dropped the logs on the ground"





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"Terra firma" Quotes from Famous Books



... On terra firma we encountered a few men in no outward way differing from the fishermen of the main, but with a confirmed craving after coin, which, however common to all civilized beings, is seldom so openly and importunately exposed ...
— Impressions of America - During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. • Tyrone Power


Words linked to "Terra firma" :   cape, foreland, dry land, world, object, solid ground, isthmus, peninsula, oxbow, island, America, globe, ground, archipelago, land mass, coastal plain, beachfront, wonderland, timber, physical object, landmass, plain, ness, champaign, earth, neck, land, slash, field, forest, mainland, floor, woodland, timberland


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