bottomland

noun

bot·​tom·​land ˈbä-təm-ˌland 

: low-lying land along a watercourse

—often plural

the fertile bottomlands

Examples of bottomland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whitmer had faced intense criticism from Great Lakes groups and tribes after her administration reissued wetlands and bottomlands permits for the controversial tunnel project. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Whitmer in 2020 revoked and terminated Enbridge's 1953 easement allowing the company to use the Great Lakes bottomlands for its Straits pipelines. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Covering 3,652 acres along the Wabash River, the Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area stretches across prairies, bottomland forests, and wetlands restored from farmland in 2010. — Brian Garrido, Midwest Living, 13 Aug. 2026

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

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