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, 14 July 2026

Wilderness Little Kulala is about a 45-minute drive outside the park, located in a seemingly desolate rocky plain with harsh, jagged mountains interspersed throughout the flatlands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026

These are the ports, pipelines, and oil refineries of Shandong province and its borderlands, where the hulking architecture of oil storage tanks and spindly profiles of smokestacks jut up from barren, coastal flatlands. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

The new Rosewood Mandarina is an all-suite sanctuary spread across three distinct ecosystems, from ocean to mountain and flatlands. — Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026

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