Definition of low-lying in English:
low-lying
adjectiveˌləʊˈlʌɪɪŋˈloʊ ˈˌlaɪɪŋ
At low altitude above sea level.
flooding problems in low-lying areas
Example sentencesExamples
- A spokeswoman warned river levels are high and with further rainfall forecast there may be some flooding on low-lying land near to rivers.
- Shallow pools were then dug in low-lying land along the rivers at Sraghmore a mile away and on the winter freezes provided the ice.
- Inland wetlands are common on floodplains along rivers and streams and in other low-lying areas.
- More parts of the city, which has already seen its dyke breached and low-lying areas swamped, have been flooded.
- The objectors say the problem is that Iburndale Beck runs alongside the land and the area is a low-lying flood plain.
- A big problem is that salt water has contaminated a lot of wells in the low-lying areas when this tidal wave came in.
- Heavy rain over the weekend brought flooding to low-lying ground on the outskirts of the historic city and to a city centre car park and river walks.
- The area of low-lying swamp or marsh, as revealed through archaeology, is shown in brown.
- Many a low-lying island in the Pacific and Indian Oceans faces the very real threat of slipping beneath the sea.
- The low-lying, marshy land has been improved by drainage over the past generation.
- Tuvalu is one of dozens of low-lying islands threatened with rising sea levels.
- The coastal region of the Humber estuary is low-lying and gradually eroding inland.
- Many vineyards planted in low-lying valleys alongside rice fields have high water-tables and a high risk of flooding.
- Sea level rises will follow, catastrophically for many low-lying countries.
- The most dramatic effect would be an increase in sea levels due to melting of the polar ice caps causing many low-lying costal areas to flood.
- Breeding habitat is mostly inland around low-lying marshy areas near lakes.
- They also say that urban sprawl on hillsides and in low-lying areas has been allowed to grow out of control.
- On Fiji's low-lying islands, salt water intrusion can come from above as well as below.
- The Tuamotus are a group of low-lying atolls that form part of French Polynesia.
- The Mimika region is largely a low-lying swamp intersected by rivers on Irian Jaya's southern coastal area.
Synonyms
ground-level, sea-level, flat
Definition of low-lying in US English:
low-lying
adjectiveˈlō ˈˌlīiNGˈloʊ ˈˌlaɪɪŋ
At low altitude above sea level.
flooding problems in low-lying areas
Example sentencesExamples
- Many a low-lying island in the Pacific and Indian Oceans faces the very real threat of slipping beneath the sea.
- Heavy rain over the weekend brought flooding to low-lying ground on the outskirts of the historic city and to a city centre car park and river walks.
- The Mimika region is largely a low-lying swamp intersected by rivers on Irian Jaya's southern coastal area.
- The objectors say the problem is that Iburndale Beck runs alongside the land and the area is a low-lying flood plain.
- Inland wetlands are common on floodplains along rivers and streams and in other low-lying areas.
- The Tuamotus are a group of low-lying atolls that form part of French Polynesia.
- A big problem is that salt water has contaminated a lot of wells in the low-lying areas when this tidal wave came in.
- Shallow pools were then dug in low-lying land along the rivers at Sraghmore a mile away and on the winter freezes provided the ice.
- Tuvalu is one of dozens of low-lying islands threatened with rising sea levels.
- The coastal region of the Humber estuary is low-lying and gradually eroding inland.
- Breeding habitat is mostly inland around low-lying marshy areas near lakes.
- The most dramatic effect would be an increase in sea levels due to melting of the polar ice caps causing many low-lying costal areas to flood.
- The area of low-lying swamp or marsh, as revealed through archaeology, is shown in brown.
- Sea level rises will follow, catastrophically for many low-lying countries.
- Many vineyards planted in low-lying valleys alongside rice fields have high water-tables and a high risk of flooding.
- On Fiji's low-lying islands, salt water intrusion can come from above as well as below.
- They also say that urban sprawl on hillsides and in low-lying areas has been allowed to grow out of control.
- More parts of the city, which has already seen its dyke breached and low-lying areas swamped, have been flooded.
- A spokeswoman warned river levels are high and with further rainfall forecast there may be some flooding on low-lying land near to rivers.
- The low-lying, marshy land has been improved by drainage over the past generation.
Synonyms
ground-level, sea-level, flat