Low-lying

Quick meaning: Low-lying is an adjective meaning Lower than nearby areas.

Meaning

Lower than nearby areas.

More Meanings

1. (geography) Located or situated below or near a sea level.
2. (idiomatic) Of a person, lying low; concealed; hidden.

Example Sentences

low-lying islands

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.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• lower-lying
• lowest-lying
• lowlying

Synonyms for low-lying

Depending on context, synonyms include low, lowland.

Antonyms for low-lying

Common opposites include high-lying.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include low, lowland, slumping, low-level, depressed, menial.

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