Settlement
Settlement noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Terrain and settlement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terrain" instead a noun "Settlement".
Terrain
Terrain noun - A region of activity, knowledge, or influence.
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Settlement and terrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Settlement" instead a noun "Terrain".
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One of the many possible terrain types where you can found a settlement in Dwarf Fortress, and good for a moderate Self-Imposed Challenge because the water sources are usually frozen over.
Source: Slippy-Slidey Ice World - This makes him win bets, find lost pennies, get discounts and late in the episode get Springfield Church as settlement for accidentally falling on a hole in its terrain that he was convinced by an Ambulance Chaser to sue for.
Source: Good Fortune from God -
Its terrain is roughly analogous to the Material Plane, so that if you cross to it from a city you may find yourself in a dark and ruined settlement, complete with shadowy inhabitants whose twisted features are recognizable as your friends and loved ones.
Source: Dark World
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