broken terrain

collocation in English

meaningsofbrokenandterrain

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broken
adjective
uk
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/us
/ˈbroʊ.kən/
damaged, no longer able ...
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terrain
noun[U]
uk
/təˈreɪn/us
/təˈreɪn/
an area of land, when considering its ...
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(Definition ofbrokenandterrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In between attacks, the guerrillas secreted themselves in thebrokenterrain.
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It also had a tendency to fracture, when led acrossbrokenterrainfor extended periods of time in close ordered battle formation.
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The land army allowed itself to be drawn intobrokenterrain, where it likewise suffered a resounding defeat.
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It is found over a range of altitudes andbrokenterraintypes, including kopjes, outcrops, escarpments and lava flows, or in woodlands.
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In this stage the river goes through uneven,brokenterrain, forming rapids and falls.
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Its rocky,brokenterrainis difficult for travelers and snow is possible at any time of the year.
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The species lives inbrokenterrainand nests and roosts in burrows.
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The island itself is low withbrokenterraindue to its volcanic origins.
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The picturesque style covered rocky,brokenterrainwith teeming shrubs and creepers and struck the viewer with a sense of natures richness.
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His choice of battlefield has been subject to criticism in that thebrokenterrainlimited the use of his cavalry, which accounted for over half his force.
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Speed was frustratingly slow onbrokenterrain.
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Snow leopards prefer to ambush prey from above, usingbrokenterrainto conceal their approach.
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