Definition of "terrestrial" []

Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants. (adjective)
Having a worldly, mundane character or quality. (adjective)
Of, relating to, or composed of land. (adjective)
Biology Living or growing on land; not aquatic: a terrestrial plant or animal. (adjective)
An inhabitant of the earth. (noun)

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Use "terrestrial" in a sentence

"EVDO Rev. A has a top speed of something like 3+ Mbps in terrestrial uses with 1.25 MHz of spectrum allocated."
"Subsea systems typically have subsea optical amplifiers and submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) located in terrestrial landing stations and connected to the either end of the amplifier chain."
"Currently available online and landing in terrestrial record stores next week, Lil Wayne's latest proves that even at half-throttle, his cosmic croak remains effective both in deep space and between the sheets."

Words like "terrestrial"

aerial aquatic arboreal earthling

earthly earthwoman epiphytic mundane

onshore overland secular sublunary

temporal

terran

worldly