lowland

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 Immediately upon regaining control of the lowlands of São Tomé, the Portuguese dedicated scarce manpower and equipment to the resumption of sugar cultivation, the repair of the mills, and the terrorizing of new shipments of captives. Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 These king cobras prefer the cool, rainy montane forests along Goa’s eastern border, not the dry, lowland western part of the state, says study co-author Hinrich Kaiser, a herpetologist at Victor Valley College in California. Richard Kemeny, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026 Because many rivers and streams were already running high and the soil was already saturated, the water tore through lowland communities. Evan Bush, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025 Red laterite roads thread through the cityscape, while remaining lowland forests stand as a reminder of the city’s ecological heritage. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lowland
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Noun
  • Go for a Hike at Woodlands Conservancy Hike through one of the region’s last remaining stands of bottomland hardwood forest at the Woodlands Preserve.
    Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Whitmer, in November 2020, sent notice of her intention to revoke the state's 1953 easement with the company allowing the pipelines underwater on the Straits of Mackinac bottomlands.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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  • For Brazil, this means expanding sugarcane into the Cerrado, the world’s largest grasslands and home to many endemic and threatened species.
    Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Sibbjäns stretches across 80 hectares of grasslands, forest and coastline in total; but its centrepiece is a collection of unassuming natural stone buildings that have been revamped in partnership with local artisans using traditional techniques.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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  • Jennifer Lawrence was spotted in New York City this week, looking effortlessly cool in a baggy denim shirt and wide-leg jeans, paired with brightly colored flats.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Gibb's statue depicts her in her baggy Bermuda shorts and bathing suit tank top, wearing the leather nurse’s flats that were the best approximation of running shoes available to her at the time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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  • In a landscape that combined woodland patches and open savanna, that adaptability may have been key to survival.
    Zelalem Bedaso, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The gorgeous grounds, twice daily game drives, incredible wildlife sightings, and savanna sunsets were all nothing short of breathtaking.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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  • Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado’s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions.
    Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado’s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions.
    Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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  • These descendants of Kazakh nomadic herders, who once moved freely across the steppe with their animals, now speak of staying put as a mark of strength rather than constraint.
    Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • During her time on the frozen steppe, Ida faced significant challenges, including illness, harsh winters, forced labor, and separation from her father.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Waters are frozen early and often in the frozen tundra, which has made the Midwest somewhat of a hockey hotbed.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • Earthshine occurs when sunlight bounces off our planet's cloudy atmosphere to strike the moon, bathing its unlit side in a subtle glow that can reveal the dark forms of lunar maria, vast plains where ancient lava once cooled and hardened into sweeping basaltic landscapes.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Some areas on the far eastern plains could approach 90 degrees by Wednesday—nearly 20 degrees above normal for mid-April.
    Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026

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