terra firma
noun/ˌterə ˈfɜːmə/
/ˌterə ˈfɜːrmə/
[uncountable] (from Latin, usually humorous)- safe dry land, as contrasted with water or air synonym dry land
- After two days at sea, it was good to be back on terra firma again.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the territories on the Italian mainland which were subject to the state of Venice): from Latin, literally ‘firm land’.
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