A piece of low ground, a hollow; esp. (a) (chiefly Scottish) a low-lying area traversed by a stream, a vale; (b) (chiefly East Anglian) a…
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释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > [noun] (14) lowa1200 A piece of low ground, a hollow; esp. (a) (chiefly Scottish) a low-lying area traversed by a stream, a vale; (b) (chiefly East Anglian) a… bottom1342 Low-lying land; (frequently in plural) a valley, a dell; an alluvial hollow. Cf. bottomland n. at compounds 3. Now chiefly U.S. lowness?a1425 A low-lying part of a country or region. Cf. highness, n. 1b. Obsolete. rare. low countryc1450 Low-lying land; a region whose level is lower than that of the surrounding country. lowland1488 gen. Land which is low-lying and fairly flat; land which is on a lower level than the adjoining regions; an area of such land. Cf. highland, n. 1. lowlanda1522 gen. In plural in same sense. downland1608 Low-lying land; (also) land that slopes downwards. Frequently contrasted with upland. bottomland1612 low-lying land, typically level land near a river; (frequently in plural) a stretch of such land; = sense A. 6a. bottom glade1637 a low-lying glade. lowth1691 English regional. With the. The low country; the lowlands. Usually in plural, with reference to the low-lying parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire… underground1842 Ground lying at a lower level or below trees. Subcategories:— specific (3) |
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