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Terra firma
//ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə// noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Continental land, as distinguished from islands. uncountable
- 2 the solid part of the earth's surface wordnet
- 3 Land, as opposed to water or air. colloquial, uncountable
"I […] turned the handle softly, pushed – also softly – and, carrying on into the interior, found myself confronted by a girl in housemaid's costume who put a hand to her throat like somebody in a play and leaped several inches in the direction of the ceiling. “Coo!” she said, having returned to terra firma and taken aboard a spot of breath. “You gave me a start, sir!”"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”).
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