terra firma
noun/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/UK/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/US
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”).
- learned borrowing from terra firma
Definitions
Continental land, as distinguished from islands.
- Near-synonym: mainland
Land, as opposed to water or air.
- Near-synonyms: dry land, solid ground
- Reize is a floaty character (thanks to that scarf), so this kick can be great for quickly getting back to terra firma or to that game-winning gem!
Familiar territory (in a figurative sense)
Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns.
- Near-synonym: solid ground
- It's nice to be back on terra firma after a long session of analyzing the philosopher's abstruse theories.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for terra firma. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA