lowland

noun

Definition of lowlandnext
as in bottomland
an area where the land is at, near, or below the level of the sea and where there are not usually mountains or large hills
—usually plural a village in the lowlands

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Recent Examples of lowland Previously, experts assumed that its trading routes passed only through lowlands. — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Chryse Planitia was the landing site of NASA's Viking 1 mission in 1976 and is a vast lowland region formed by an ancient impact. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Jan. 2025 More than 15,000 mounds jut skyward from the lowlands of Mars’ Chryse Planitia, located near a natural dividing line between the planet’s southern and northern hemispheres. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025 However, there is also an 8-hour tour that will take you through mountain ranges and lowlands to track down all the region’s wintering wildlife. — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lowland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowland
  1. bottomland
  2. grassland
  3. flat
  4. savanna
  5. prairie
  6. steppe
  7. tundra
  8. pampa
Noun
  • Often, deer that bed in flatter creek or river bottomlands bed close to the water.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There is quite a large area of bottomland forest and marshlands year round.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bottomland
Noun
  • In the plains of northern Kazakhstan, swampy forests meet grasslands as rivers cut through the landscape.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Its lush grasslands and graphics are beautiful to look at, but feudal Japan’s landscapes can appear homogeneous.
    — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of grassland
Noun
  • Think mini dresses, pleated skirts, ballet flats, and fleece jackets in grays, whites, blacks, reds, and pinks.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Silvia Venturini Fendi went so far as to devise ballerina-style flats for Fendi’s menswear collection.
    — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of flat
Noun
  • Shakespearean undercurrents provide the pulse of the narrative, a cat fight for the throne of a pride of lions on an African savanna alongside a coming-of-age cat tale.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
  • One elephant reminded me of Cora, the youngest elephant on the park’s Kilimanjaro Safaris savanna.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of savanna
Noun
  • The acquisition expands the Lakewood Forest Preserve, the largest in the county with more than 2,900 acres of trails, woodlands, prairies, wetlands and lakes according to a county press release.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In revealing how the prairie was consumed by colonization and agricultural practices time has proven detrimental, Smarsh’s piece is equal parts fascinating history and ecology lesson.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of prairie
Noun
  • The land dried up, and the Aral Sea—the great oasis of the Asian steppes—evaporated.
    — Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Yes, in the market, but not on the steppe, not at a sanatorium.
    — Daniel Mason, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • Many Arctic plants and animals have adapted to rely on permafrost’s consistency, from forests that root into its surface layer to migratory species that depend on the tundra’s seasonal cycles.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • These are often shorebirds, including birds that breed on the tundra and winter in southern South America.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of tundra
Noun
  • Use it for fresh buds or a few pampas stems to liven up your living room or sleeping space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
Definition of pampa

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