HOW TO PRONOUNCE
Terra Firma
/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/
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What does Terra Firma mean?
noun
- Continental land, as distinguished from islands.
- Land, as opposed to water or air.
- Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/
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By 5.30 A.M. we breathed freely on "terra firma," even though one sunk through a foot of snow to feel it.
This is a town of some importance, pleasantly situated on the somewhat high terra firma of the left bank of the Tocantins.
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Can the typhus be of older date in the elevated valley of Caracas, than in the most frequented ports of Terra Firma.
When a man is drowning in mid-ocean the one thing that is needful, no doubt, is that he should plant his feet firmly on terra firma.
Suppose that I did not have full knowledge of the nature of water, and walked on terra firma to the edge of some quiet, calm pool.