terra firma

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishterra firmater‧ra fir‧ma /ˌterə ˈfɜːmə $ -ˈfɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] LAND/GROUNDland, rather than sea or air – used humorously We were glad to be back on terra firma.Examples from the Corpusterra firma• The rain seeps down through the snow and forms a bit of terra firma when the temperature plummets.• Their celestial explorations are firmly rooted where they are, on terra firma.• We were glad to be back on terra firma again.Origin terra firma (1600-1700) Latin “firm land”

Exercises

Vocabulary exercises help you to learn synonyms, collocations and idioms.
Intermediate and Advanced level grammar practice with progress tests.
Listening and pronunciation, exam preparation and more!

Pictures of the day

What are these?

Click on the pictures to check.

Explore topics

See all topics

Word of the day mock to laugh at someone or something and try to make them look stupid by saying unkind things about them or by copying them