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Meanings of steep terrain in English

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Usage of steep terrain in English
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The steep terrain and dense brush also were expected to hinder their efforts.
Reuters
2
With friends, or alone, I hiked for hours on steep terrain.
Climbing Magazine
3
This is one of Scarpa's top-end shoes, geared for performance on steep terrain.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
His men struggled through steep terrain, dense brush, ravines, and arroyos.
Empire of the Summer Moon
5
Hunters tend to avoid the forests because the kauri are in rugged, steep terrain.
Radio NZ
6
Her chest burned as she pushed up the steep terrain.
Indivisible
7
He says a pattern is emerging, with steep terrain being a factor in both deaths.
Radio NZ
8
It also gains lightweight stiffness for steep terrain with a carbon insole under the foot.
Climbing Magazine
9
It featured lots of crimpy cruxes on hard and steep terrain separated by decent rests.
Rock and Ice Magazine
10
The fire was burning in remote, steep terrain, making access difficult, the state fire department said.
Radio NZ
11
He said low humidity, steep terrain and upslope wind have made the blaze harder to control.
Reuters
12
Three helicopters are fighting a scrub fire that's burning in steep terrain near Mangakino in Waikato.
Radio NZ
13
The mustangs are sure-footed on steep terrain, crossing creekbeds without hesitation and stepping spryly over rattlesnakes.
Reuters
14
They spent 19 days in July forging a new line up the steep terrain in alpine style.
Rock and Ice Magazine
15
Do not toprope with this cord-itis best saved for redpoint or onsight attempts on steep terrain.
Climbing Magazine
16
Finish on easy climbing through steep terrain.
Climbing Magazine
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Steep terrain through the time
Steep terrain across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Less common