Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lying close to water or ground level.
- adjective Situated below the normal height or altitude.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level.
- adjective at a low elevation above sea level.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Referring to places that are lower than nearby areas.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level
- adjective lying below the normal level
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Examples
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The town is characterized by low-lying adobe houses like this one, on lots of an acre or more; vineyards and apple orchards; and livestock fields.
NYT > Home Page By MIKE POWELL 2011
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The town is characterized by low-lying adobe houses like this one, on lots of an acre or more; vineyards and apple orchards; and livestock fields.
NYT > Home Page By MIKE POWELL 2011
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The town is characterized by low-lying adobe houses like this one, on lots of an acre or more; vineyards and apple orchards; and livestock fields.
NYT > Home Page By MIKE POWELL 2011
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In the Marshallese language spoken by the Micronesians of Bikini Atoll, bikini is a compound word formed of pik, meaning “flat surface”—in reference to the low-lying form of the coral reef atoll, as opposed to the mountainous shapes of islands formed by volcanoes—and ni, “coconut.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In the Marshallese language spoken by the Micronesians of Bikini Atoll, bikini is a compound word formed of pik, meaning “flat surface”—in reference to the low-lying form of the coral reef atoll, as opposed to the mountainous shapes of islands formed by volcanoes—and ni, “coconut.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The rain has stopped, but rivers are still rising and overflowing into low-lying communities as the water moves toward the ocean.
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The rain has stopped, but rivers are still rising and overflowing into low-lying communities as the water moves toward the ocean.
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The rain has stopped, but rivers are still rising and overflowing into low-lying communities as the water moves toward the ocean.
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Who one earth would want to live on a low-lying flood plain in a zone known for its earthquakes?
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The rain has stopped, but rivers are still rising and overflowing into low-lying communities as the water moves toward the ocean.
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