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bottomland

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

bottomland: flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often...
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Noun

bottomland (countable and uncountable, plural bottomlands)

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

Synonyms of bottomland

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All synonyms and antonyms of bottomland

Forms of bottomland

pluralbottomlands

Origin of bottomland

From bottom + land.

Questions about bottomland

What does bottomland mean?
Bottomland means flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
What part of speech is bottomland?
Bottomland is a noun.
What is the plural of bottomland?
The plural of bottomland is bottomlands.

Words near bottomland in the dictionary

  1. bottoming
  2. bottoming on
  3. bottoming out
  4. bottoming the house
  5. bottomings
  6. bottomland
  7. bottomlands
  8. bottomless
  9. bottomless pit
  10. bottomless pits
  11. bottomlessly

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