noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits. US, countable, uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: lowland, lowlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, mudflat, mudflats"

2. 2
   low-lying alluvial land near a river wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bottomalkali flatalluvial plainalluvial plainbasinbaygall

Antonyms

All antonyms

highlandhighlandsupcountryupland

Example

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"Near-synonyms: lowland, lowlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, mudflat, mudflats"

Etymology

From bottom + land.

Related phrases

high water

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