Boeing's safety experts have joined others in the industry to form an international task force to try to eliminate one particular kind of air crash known as controlled flight into terrain, CFIT.
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Terrain
/təˈɹeɪn/
Synonyms for "terrain" (187 found)
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acresagoraair spaceairspacealluvionalluviumamphitheaterarable landareaarenaathletic fieldauditoriumback countrybackgroundbailiwickbear gardenbeltbowlboxing ringbull ring
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Related words (93)
lithosphereliving spacelocalemarginal landmarketplacemarlmatmilieumoldmouldmouldermouldyneighborhoodoffshore rightsopen countryopen forumopen spaceoutbackpalaestraparade ground
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partpartspitplaceplainplatformprairieprecinctprecinctspremisesprize ringprofileprovincepublic squarepurlieupurlieusquarterrangereal estatereal propertyregionregolithringsalientscenescene of actionscenerysectionsettingshapesitesodsoilspacespheresquared circlestadiumstagestage setstage settingsteppesubaerial depositsubsoilterraterra firmaterritorythe countrytheaterthree-mile limittilting groundtiltyardtopographytopsoilturftwelve-mile limitvicinagevicinitywalkwide open spaceswide-open spaceswildernesswoodlandwrestling ringzone
Noun(9 words)
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9 entriesacademic disciplinecoastal terraindesert terrainmountain terrainrocky groundsandy groundspecializationsubject areawet ground
Collocations
6 entriescoastal terraindesert terrainmountain terrainrough terrainterrain featuresterrain map
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1 entriesSample sentences
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When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
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This is awfully hilly terrain; I hope we don't screw up the transmission.
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The rough terrain checked the progress of the hikers.
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