lowland.

Land lying at relatively low elevation, especially compared with nearby uplands.

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Words that belong together

• coastal lowland
• lowland terrain
• the lowlands

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Mist filled the coastal lowland while the ridge remained clear.

They descended into the lowlands before the last snow disappeared.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular lowland; plural lowlands. Also an attributive adjective, without ordinary comparison. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.