terra firma

terra fir·ma  (fûrm)

n.

Solid ground; dry land.

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[New Latin : Latin terra, earth + Latin firma, feminine of firmus, solid.]

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terra firma [ˈfɜːmə]

n

the solid earth; firm ground

[from Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

terra firma - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" dry land, ground, solid ground, earth, land object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water beachfront - a strip of land running along a beach cape, ness - a strip of land projecting into a body of water coastal plain - a plain adjacent to a coast earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" floor - the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" foreland - land forming the forward margin of something timberland, woodland, forest, timber - land that is covered with trees and shrubs island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas land mass, landmass - a large continuous extent of land mainland - the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula neck - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land oxbow - the land inside an oxbow bend in a river peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) wonderland - a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder

Translations

terra firma [ˌterəˈfɜːmə] N → tierra f firme

terra firma [ˌtɛrəˈfɜː^rmə] n
to be on terra firma → être sur la terre ferme

terra firma

n → fester Boden; to be on terra firma again → wieder festen Boden unter den Füßen haben