Low-lying lands will flood. This means that people will be left homeless and their crops will be destroyed by the salt water.
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Low-lying
//ˈləʊˈlaɪ.ɪŋ//
Synonyms for "low-lying" (20 found)
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Translations
9 translations across 7 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- τᾰπεινός adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 低窪 /低洼 adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Finnish
1 entries- alava adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Māori
1 entries- tāpotupotu adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- lavtliggende adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Polish
2 entries- nisko położony adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
- nizinny adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Russian
2 entries- низкорасполо́женный adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
- уни́женный adj (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The land to the northeast was low-lying.
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It's feared that some low-lying Pacific Island nations will disappear as seas rise as a result of global warming.
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"A chance of nighttime frost in low-lying areas," they said in the weather forecast.
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