challenging terrain

collocation in English

meaningsofchallengingandterrain

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challenging
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃæl.ɪn.dʒɪŋ/us
/ˈtʃæl.ɪn.dʒɪŋ/
difficult, in a way that tests your ability ...
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terrain
noun[U]
uk
/təˈreɪn/us
/təˈreɪn/
an area of land, when considering its ...
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(Definition ofchallengingandterrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Noble goals andchallengingterrain: organic and fair-trade coffee movements in the global marketplace.
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Farmers and landowners can benefit by offering traffic-free access to beautiful landscapes and perhapschallengingterrain.
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Known for itschallengingterrain, the runs are rated 50% expert, 40% intermediate, and 10% beginner.
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The morechallengingterrainon this mountain are narrow trails with challenging fall lines.
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It is primarily used to move material short distances or throughchallengingterrain.
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Distributed mechanical feedback in arthropods and robots simplifies control of rapid running onchallengingterrain.
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When traveling vast distances overchallengingterrain, the people left nothing behind.
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It offers an array ofchallengingterrainand conditions.
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They have been shown to be important in responses to obstacles or stumbling, in preparing for visuallychallengingterrain, and for assistance in making adjustments when instability is introduced.
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Armored cars did indeed prove useful in open land such as in deserts, but were not very good at crossing obstacles (e.g. trenches, barriers) or in morechallengingterrain.
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This variation suggests a functional role for the reflex to provide us with a smooth gait alteration when encountering or anticipating obstacles andchallengingterrain.
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Taiwanschallengingterrainmeant all lines feature extensive tunneling and long bridges.
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In each level, there are usually obstacles andchallengingterrainthat will cause the biker to crash and fall of the bike.
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He eventually switched sides and later became a facilitator for foreign fighters traversing and operating in thechallengingterrainof the northeast.
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Over the two days, the elite competitors complete a course of approximately 70 km with 4000m of ascent overchallengingterrain.
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