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low-lying en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈləʊˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/

Meanings

1. Lower than nearby areas.
   • West of Keswick a short descent at 1 in 122 brings the train down to the low-lying and marshy ground between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake and to the crossing of the Derwent - the outfall from Derwentwater, [...]. 1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601:
   • Coastal defences were breached at many places from the Humber right round to the outskirts of London, and the inundation of low-lying lands caused damage on a scale unequalled within living memory. 1953 May, “British Railways and the January Floods”, in Railway Magazine, page 301:
   • Increasingly, low-lying coastal cities in the United States are experiencing what’s known as sunny-day flooding, when all it takes is a high tide to send water gushing into the streets. 2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/04/why-we-wont-avoid-a-climate-catastrophe-feature/”, in National Geographic:
   • No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention. 2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN:
   • The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large. 1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough — Newcastle route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 359:
2. Located or situated below or near a sea level.
   • low-lying islands
3. (idiomatic) Of a person, lying low; concealed; hidden.

Forms

Antonyms

high-lying

Hypernyms

lying

Translations (9)

grc τᾰπεινός (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · fi alava (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · pl nizinny (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · mi tāpotupotu (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · ru низкорасполо́женный (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · nb lavtliggende (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · ru уни́женный (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · cmn 低窪 /低洼 (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas) · pl nisko położony (referring to places that are lower than nearby areas)