bottomland

noun

bot·​tom·​land ˈbä-təm-ˌland 

: low-lying land along a watercourse

—often used in plural

the fertile bottomlands

Examples of bottomland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her father farmed grain along the bottomlands near Columbia, in the broad flood plain the Mississippi River spent millennia claiming and reclaiming as its own. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026

Prairie massasaugas are a subspecies of the western massasaugas and are endangered in Missouri, living in wet prairies or bottomlands with lots of crayfish burrows and grass. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026

Southern magnolia is native to moist woodlands and bottomlands along the coastal plains where the seeds are eaten by birds and other wildlife. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bottomland

• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland
• narrowband

Kids Definition

bottomland

noun

bot·​tom·​land ˈbät-əm-ˌland 

: bottom entry 1 sense 6