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terra firma

noun

ˌter-ə-ˈfər-mə

Definition of terra firma

as in soil

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air after that nightmarish storm, the sailors were grateful to reach terra firma

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Recent Examples of terra firma There might be a fight to escape, but even those few who crawl over rocks and grit and sand to reach terra firma find their surroundings changed. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 On terra firma, most of the available supply of helium-3 comes as a by-product of nuclear weaponry via the radioactive decay of tritium, a rare isotope of hydrogen that boosts the power of thermonuclear bombs. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 Containers aren’t just for urban gardeners who lack space or terra firma. — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 May 2026 Those folks at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio were only dangling 200 feet above terra firma for ten minutes, but for this hombre, that’s ten minutes too many. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for terra firma

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By analyzing drone data, the government concluded that they were launched from Ethiopian soil, added Abdel Qader in a SUNA report.

— YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
And dry forests and parched soils significantly increase the likelihood and severity of wildfires.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of soil

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Especially if the ship is required to counter a mixture of threats from air, sea, and land.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
And the last independent country in that land before modern Israel, the one Rome conquered, was--wait for it--a Jewish nation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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Developed by Ukrainian technology company SkyFall, the drone is intended to reduce rescue times from hours to minutes, reaching hard-to-access combat zones that are currently served by unmanned ground vehicles.

— DEREK GATOPOULOS, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Democrats are gaining traction in red states and increasingly rebuilding a national brand shredded after the 2024 election, but there’s more ground to regain voters’ trust.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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