Definition of "solid ground" []

• The solid part of the earth's surface (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The Knight of the Rose struck the earth with a harsh clang, but then his relief at landing on solid ground gave way to horror."
• "But, if this is all that these solemn chapters mean, we may well say with Dr. Seiss, "If we cannot find more solid ground than that on which the Rome theory rests, we must needs consign the whole subject to the department of doubt and uncertainty; and let all these tremendous foreshadowings pass for nothing.""
• "And Mr. H will demonstrate ten somersets he'll undertake on solid ground"