flatland

noun

flat·​land ˈflat-ˌland 

1

: a region in which the land is predominantly flat

—usually used in plural

2

: land that lacks significant variation in elevation

flatlander

ˈflat-ˌlan-dər 

noun

Examples of flatland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first is prairie-style architecture, which was inspired by the flatlands of the American Midwest, where Wright was born and raised. —Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025

Most of the country is mountainous, without wide swaths of flatland that could accommodate the kind of massive solar and wind farms seen in parts of the United States. —Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025

Across the first 49,000 votes, Lee is leading in precincts across the West Oakland, the city’s downtown and the large swath of town east of Lake Merritt — all the way to the flatlands near the San Leandro border. —Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025

Thirteen Google data centers rise up from the grassy flatlands. —Cade Metz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flatland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand