upland

noun

ˈəp-lənd How to pronounce upland (audio)
Definition of uplandnext
as in hill
an area of high ground the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose

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Recent Examples of upland The site also boasts grasslands, dry forests and upland areas — just about every habitat southern Indiana has to offer. — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024 The country’s upland areas are covered by a patchwork of teams made up of locals from all walks of life. — Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024 Aided by legislation that rewards landowners for increasing the biodiversity of the Welsh uplands, his group has been planting trees — more than 300,000 at this point, including that rowan. — Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024 The East Bay hills, San Jose’s Santa Teresa and Blossom Hill neighborhoods, communities around Mount Diablo, and uplands west of Palo Alto and Stanford University are some areas where an out-of-control grass fire could set homes ablaze, Carter said. — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for upland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upland
  1. hill
  2. mound
  3. highland
  4. mountain
Noun
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Ronald Reagan viewed America as a light on top of the hill, calling for the world to embrace democracy.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of hill
Noun
  • But after months of hard work, John returned to the mound on April 16, 1976.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Now Cole wants more than just a return to the mound.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of mound
Noun
  • The refined tequila is crafted from single-source, 100% Blue Weber agave, harvested at peak maturity from the red volcanic highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Researchers first discovered the frog in an expedition to the park in 2006 but identified it as another similar species found in the central highlands of Madagascar, herpetologist and evolutionary biologist Mark Scherz wrote in a Feb. 14 post on his website.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of highland
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  • Robo begging his friends to not intervene during a brutal beating; Frog finding his inner strength and using it to cut a mountain in half.
    — Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t about a group of people who go up a mountain and get blown off by a storm.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of mountain

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