upland

up·land

noun \ˈəp-lənd, -ˌland\

Definition of UPLAND

1

: high land especially at some distance from the sea : plateau

2

: ground elevated above the lowlands along rivers or between hills

— upland adjective

— up·land·er \-lən-dər, -ˌlan-\ noun

Examples of UPLAND

1. <the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose>

First Known Use of UPLAND

1566

Related to UPLAND

Synonyms: altitude(s), elevation, eminence, highland, hill, hump, mound, prominence, rise, height

Antonyms: lowland

Related Words: alp, mount, mountain, peak; butte, mesa, plateau, table, tableland; bluff, cliff, crag, precipice, steep, tor; ridge, sierra; dome, sugarloaf; foothill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll; downs

Near Antonyms: dale, dell, depression, dingle, glen, hollow, vale, valley; basin, bottom, bottomland, fen, flat, floodplain, plain, tidewater

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