landform

noun

land·​form ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯrm How to pronounce landform (audio)
: a natural feature of a land surface

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The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 The landforms at the preserve are remnants of glaciation. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Prior estimates all relied on a method that incorporates the length and vertical relief of uplifted landforms, but that produces different shrinkage estimates depending on the number of faults included in the dataset. Sarah Stanley, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Additionally, certain landforms dating back 12,000 years remain unbroken by the fault, suggesting no major ruptures have occurred since then. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landform

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First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landform was in 1893

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“Landform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landform. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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landform

noun
land·​form -ˌfȯrm How to pronounce landform (audio)
: a natural feature of a land surface

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