Bottomland
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bottomland is a noun meaning (chiefly US) Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
Meaning
(chiefly US) Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: lowland, lowlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, mudflat, mudflats
It was a fantastic farm because it had it all: high meadows, woodlots, orchards, springs, rich bottomlands, and river access.
Word Forms
- bottomlands
Synonyms for bottomland
Depending on context, synonyms include bottom, riverbottom, lowland, lowlands, floodplain, mudflat.
Antonyms for bottomland
Common opposites include highland, highlands, upland, uplands, upcountry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bottom, mudflat, mudflats, swampland, mud flat, landside.
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