bottomlands

noun

plural of bottomland
as in lowlands

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  1. lowlands
  2. grasslands
  3. prairies
  4. plains
  5. savannas
  6. flats
  7. meadows
Noun
  • Elk Behavior Elk country typically includes a vast area, from very high elevations to the lowlands.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The northern lowlands may have once been home to a large ocean.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of lowlands
Noun
  • Every facet of India’s topography, from lush grasslands filled with antelopes to gnarled forests with tigers and evil spirits lurking around every corner, is on full display.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of grasslands
Noun
  • Paddling, hiking or staying overnight at the Orlando-area’s outdoor gems showcases Florida’s unique habitats, including pine flatwoods, wetlands, hydric hammocks, scrubs, and open prairies.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of prairies
Noun
  • Miloslav Druckmüller, Shadia Habbal, and Václav Široký The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of plains
Noun
  • El Niño threatens soy and corn harvests in the south while plunging savannahs and rainforests into drought and sparking wildfires.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The center of the activities was a grove, within a ring of trees, considered to be one of the oldest oak savannas in the state.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of savannas
Noun
  • Moore’s only granddaughter, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis, whom Rumer shares with her ex, musician Derek Richard Thomas, also joined the party in a light blue dress and black Mary Jane flats.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In September, the number of flats offered for rent during the month rose in Kyiv but fell in several western cities, including Uzhhorod, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of flats
Noun
  • Also near the town of Orick, Bald Hills Road runs a little over 30 miles from east to west, passing expansive meadows and historic ranches along the way.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Offering over 30 miles of trails throughout the Howard Buford Recreation Center, Mount Pigsah features a 1,518-foot peak surrounded by more than 2,200 acres of oak savanna, meadows, riverside habitat and wooded slopes.
    — Austin Perry, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of meadows
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