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lowland Definition

low·land (lənd; also, for n., -land′)

noun

land that is below the level of the surrounding land

adjective

of, in, or from such a region

lowland Related Forms
low·lander noun or Low·lander
lowland Idioms

the Lowlands

lowland region of SC Scotland, between the Highlands & the Southern Uplands

lowland Synonyms

lowland

n.

bog, bottom land, marsh; see swamp, valley.

lowland Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • undulate: The Larne Coast is an undulating lowland to the east of the Larne Basalt Moorland.
  • surround: The terrain is central lowlands surrounded by steep, rugged highlands.
  • include: Distribution includes the lowlands of Madagascar Kenya: Widespread on inland waters throughout most of the country.
  • underlie: The Highland boundary fault separates the metamorphic bedrock of the highlands and the old red sandstone underlying the lowlands.
  • flood: Higher sea levels could inundate small islands, flood coastal lowlands, and erode sand dunes.

Adjective modifier

  • swampy: The area at that time was a swampy lowland with a subtropical to tropical climate, very much like areas of south Florida today.
  • Amazonian: Post tour extensions to this tour are as follows: 1. Five-day tour to Sacha Lodge in Amazonian lowlands.
  • fertile: The Norse first settled in the fertile lowlands, where a few burial mounds remain.
  • coastal: Kenya: Widespread in the eastern half of Kenya, except the coastal lowlands.
  • tropical: Trinidad is in the tropical lowlands of Bolivia, on the edge of the Amazon.
  • eastern: It is abundant in parts of the eastern lowlands.

Modifies a noun

  • heathland: The main habitat on the site is lowland heathland, which became the subject of a Habitat Action Plan in December 1995.
  • heath: There are at least 2 distinct types of lowland heath.
  • gorilla: In one mining area over half the population of lowland gorillas has already been massacred.
  • rainforest: The park ranges from lowland rainforest to 5500 m Andean peaks.
  • grassland: In 1990 lowland acid grassland was estimated to cover a total area of 560 ha.
  • bog: They have also been chosen to augment Active raised bog examples in areas where lowland bog is or has been particularly frequent.

Modifying Another Word

  • predominantly: Location is predominantly lowland; the cropmarks clustered along river valleys.
  • largely: It is largely lowland forest below 600 m alt. with several hills and rivers.

Noun used with modifier

  • American: Port calls scheduled central american lowlands that the cruise galveston mexico agricultural will depart galveston.
lowland Quotes

In a coign of the cliff between lowland and highland, At the sea-down's edge between windward and lee, Walled round with rocks as an inland island, The ghost of a garden fronts the sea.

—Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Ye Highlands and ye Lawlands, O where hae ye been? They hae slain the Earl of Murray And laid him on the green.

—Ballads

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