low-lying land

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• low-lying — adj low lying land is not far above the level of the sea ▪ Vast areas of low lying land have been flooded …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• low-lying — low′ ly ing adj. 1) cvb lying near sea level or the ground surface: low lying land[/ex] 2) cvb lying below the usual elevation or altitude • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

• low-lying — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Low lying land is at, near, or below sea level. Sea walls collapsed, and low lying areas were flooded …   English dictionary

• low-lying — adjective 1 low lying land is not far above the level of the sea 2 below the usual level: low lying mist …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• low-lying — /loh luy ing/, adj. 1. lying near sea level or the ground surface. low lying land. 2. lying below the usual elevation or altitude. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

• low-lying — adjective 1. having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level (Freq. 1) low lying clouds • Similar to: ↑low 2. lying below the normal level a low lying desert • Syn: ↑sea level …   Useful english dictionary

• low-lying — adj. Low lying is used with these nouns: ↑area, ↑land …   Collocations dictionary

• low-ly·ing — /ˈloʊˈlajıŋ/ adj 1 : not far above the level of the sea low lying land low lying hills 2 : close to the ground low lying clouds …   Useful english dictionary

• Land reclamation — For the sense of restoration, see land restoration. Reclaimed redirects here. For other uses, see Reclaim. Reclaiming in Perth, Australia 1964 Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds …   Wikipedia

• Low Countries — noun The countries on low lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse (Maas) rivers …   Wiktionary

• Land degradation — Serious land degradation in Nauru after the depletion of the phosphate cover through mining Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by one or more combination of human induced processes acting… …   Wikipedia