lowland
lowland
Definition
low·land (lō′lənd; also, for n., -land′)
noun
land that is below the level of the surrounding land
adjective
of, in, or from such a region
low′·lander noun or Low′·lander
the Lowlands
lowland region of SC Scotland, between the Highlands & the Southern Uplands
lowland
Synonyms
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.
Ye Highlands and ye Lawlands, O where hae ye been? They hae slain the Earl of Murray And laid him on the green.
