lowland

1 of 2

noun

low·​land ˈlō-lənd 

-ˌland

: low or level country

lowland

2 of 2

adjective

1

Lowland : of or relating to the Lowlands of Scotland

2

: of or relating to a lowland

Examples of lowland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The High Resolution Stereo Camera on the veteran Mars Express mission, which launched all the way back in 2003, recently captured new views of Utopia Planitia, which is a vast northern lowland plain spanning 2,100 miles (3,300 kilometers). —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026

The big cat was photographed at roughly 2,200 meters in high elevation forest, an unusual altitude for a species typically associated with lowland tropical habitats. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

Adjective

Writing today in the journal Nature Communications, researchers describe a proof-of-concept project in the lowland Chocó region of Ecuador that shows the potential power of bioacoustics in conserving forests. —WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1504, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing lowland

• lowland gorilla

Rhymes for lowland

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

Kids Definition

lowland

noun

low·​land

-lənd, 

-ˌland

: low and usually level country

lowland adjective