lowland

«lowland» in Mova's school dictionary: low, not much higher than the sea — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (lowland, lowlands); adjective (lowland)

meaning for a pupil

1) Flat land that is low, not much higher than the sea. tree →

2) (the Lowlands) The southern and central part of Scotland, which is lower than the Highlands. tree →

3) (adjective) Found in or belonging to low, flat land: lowland farms. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, lowlands are compared with highlands and mountains: lowlands are often good for farming and towns but can flood. Phrases: low-lying, the Scottish Lowlands, lowland areas, lowland rivers.

examples

• Most of the farms are in the lowlands near the river. tree →
• The Netherlands is mostly lowland. tree →
• Lowland areas can flood after heavy rain. tree →
• My cousin lives in the Scottish Lowlands. tree →
• Lowland rivers flow slowly and bend a lot. tree →
• Rice grows well on wet lowland. tree →
• We drove down from the hills into the lowlands. tree →
• The lowland forest is full of birds. tree →

note

Often used in the plural: the lowlands. Opposite: highland(s), uplands. Capital L for the Scottish Lowlands. Related: low-lying.

In the corpora

• In the Lowland: Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lowland» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.