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Definition of upland
1 : high land especially at some distance from the sea : plateau
2 : ground elevated above the lowlands along rivers or between hills
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Examples of upland in a Sentence
the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose
Recent Examples of upland from the Web
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The remainder of the land, called the uplands, is the city's and includes the school's buildings.
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Located within the Horine Reservation, the campground is in the uplands of the forest and has good separation between individual campsites.
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The city, acting on longstanding plans, wants to improve the upland site once home to Jimbo’s shack — to the tune of $2.8 million.
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Numerous creeks and basins, like the Paerdegat, penetrate upland from the bay, putting surrounding areas at risk of flooding.
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Some walkers stayed behind as Mahoney, Klee and a handful of others rounded the corner at the bog bridge end and continued up the gentle slope to the upland Bicentennial Park, Kensington Orchards and Hatchery Brook Conservation Area trails.
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The species provide a number of benefits to coastal Florida, the department writes, including helping to prevent erosion with their root networks, protecting uplands from storms and floods, and purifying water and air.
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The new section of the park, known as the Pier 5 uplands, will add 4.6 acres of green space to the 85-acre park, which has been attracting outsize crowds since the first segment opened in 2010.
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First Known Use of upland
1566
Upland
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city in southern California west of San Bernardino population 73,732
UPLAND Defined for English Language Learners
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: a region of high land especially far from the sea
UPLAND Defined for Kids
upland
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: high land usually far from a coast or sea
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