B2nounnatureenvironment
US/ˈloʊ.lənd/
UK/ˈləʊ.lənd/
an area of land that is flat and lower than the land around it
In context
Most of the rice grows in the lowlands near the river.
Heavy rain flooded the lowlands and forced families to leave their homes.
Farmers in the lowlands grow crops that cannot survive in the mountains.
Words that go with lowland
adjective + noun
- coastal lowlandThe coastal lowland is rich farming country.
- fertile lowlandThey farm the fertile lowland by the delta.
- tropical lowlandThe tropical lowland is warm and wet all year.
verb + noun
- flood the lowlandsThe storm flooded the lowlands.
noun + noun
- lowland forestMuch of the lowland forest has been cleared.