meadow

noun

mead·​ow ˈme-(ˌ)dō 

often attributive

: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass

wildflowers blooming in the meadow

especially : a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland

meadowy

ˈme-də-wē 

adjective

Examples of meadow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Standing in the middle of the meadow, like some regal queen, was a giant live oak tree. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025

The victims of Tuesday's attack, mostly Hindu tourists, were ambushed in a remote alpine meadow. —Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025

Videos from the site showed locals helping to ferry the injured down on makeshift stretchers, as ambulances couldn't reach the meadow. —Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

Authorities have said at least 20 tourists were killed when gunmen opened fire on people strolling through a popular meadow in Pahalgam, a site of religious significance to Hindus. —Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English medwe, medowe "grassland kept for hay, pasture field," going back to Old English mǣdwe, oblique singular case form of mǣd, going back to West Germanic *mēdwō- (whence also Old Frisian mēde "pasture, meadow," Middle Dutch māde, mēde), noun derivative from the verbal base *mē- "reap, mow" — more at mow entry 2

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing meadow

• meadow beauty
• meadow fescue
• meadow grass
• meadow mushroom
• meadow nematode
• meadow rue
• meadow saffron
• meadow spittlebug
• meadow vole
• water meadow

Rhymes for meadow

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

meadow

noun

mead·​ow ˈmed-ō 

: an area of moist low usually level grassland