open terrain

collocation in English

meaningsofopenandterrain

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open
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən/us
/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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terrain
noun[U]
uk
/təˈreɪn/us
/təˈreɪn/
an area of land, when considering its ...
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(Definition ofopenandterrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopen terrain

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But many of the most significant battles over public money are fought out on moreopenterrain.
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Therefore, the common myna probably preferredopenterrainwith shorter trees and sparser shrub layer.
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They were fought overopenterrainwith little civilian population.
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Motorized infantry could maintain rapid movement, but their trucks required either a good road network, or firmopenterrain(such as desert).
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Armoured cars soon became more commonplace with most belligerents, especially in moreopenterrain.
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Although the tornado remained over mostlyopenterrain, dozens of storm chasers unaware of its immense size were caught off-guard.
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They are commonly found in suburban rockeries and shrubberies, rarely in lawns or otheropenterrain.
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Half of the catchment area is composed of forest andopenterrain, part of series of parks constituting a local recreational resource.
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Most of the species populations avoid human disturbance and occur in extremely rugged,openterrainaround 3,000 m asl.
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Less than 10 years ago this area was justopenterrain.
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From here it crossesopenterrainon an unmetalled, but signposted route up to the summit.
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The area comprises 22.000 m of stockroom and 53.000 m ofopenterrain.
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Therefore, they avoidopenterrainand areas with high concentrations of beech trees, as beech bark is too smooth to climb.
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Their workers forage singly inopenterrain, and their colony size seldom exceeds 50 individuals.
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During the night they forage for flying insects, especially moths, inopenterrain, close to the ground or above open water.
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Before the nineteenth century, many military tactics were confined to battlefield concerns: how to maneuver units during combat inopenterrain.
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It is commonly associated with buried wood and is found in grassland, meadows, disturbed ground, andopenterrainfrom late spring to autumn.
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Inopenterrain, the call has an average duration of 2.5 ms, but it may be up to 4 ms long.
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This route bypassed the old mining areas but travelled through moreopenterrain.
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Areas whereopenterrainsuch as grasslands and scrub meet deciduous forests are usually inhabited.
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