lowland

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

Also spelled low-land

US /ˈloʊˌlænd/ See IPA manual

Freq #48865

Meanings

1

noun
An area of land that is low and fairly flat.

The river floods the surrounding lowlands every spring.
2

adj
Belonging to or found in low, flat areas of land.

Lowland forests stretch for miles along the coast.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an area of land that is low... floodplain

Word family

Forms lowlands

Etymology

From low + land.

Topics

Places & Geography

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