English Explanatory Dictionary

bottomland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.

Word forms

bottomland bottomlands

Etymology

From bottom + land.

Synonyms

bottom river bottom riverbottom lowland lowlands alluvial plain floodplain mudflat mudflats

Antonyms

highland highlands upland uplands upcountry
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