Urban terrain

{{Short description|Military term for urban environments}}

{{Wiktionary|Urban terrain}}

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Urban terrain is a military term for the representation of the urban environment within the context of urban warfare.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030310213138/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp3_06.pdf "Doctrine for Joint Urban Operations", JP 03-06, DoD, 2002] Urban terrain includes buildings, roads, highways, ports, rails, airports, subways, and sewage lines.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030310213138/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp3_06.pdf "Doctrine for Joint Urban Operations", JP 03-06, DoD, 2002]

Mouse-holing is one military technique used to overcome some of the physical barriers within the urban environment.