flatland

[ flat-land ]

/ ˈflætˌlænd /

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noun

a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.

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Origin of flatland

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; flat¹ + -land

flatlander, noun

They both considered quitting more than on any previous hike, even taking extra days off to think about anything other than navigating flatlands.
Meet the Couple Who Just Set 5 Long-Distance Hiking Records|awise|January 7, 2022|Outside Online
Magpie grew up 1,400 miles away in the flatlands of Canada’s Gateway to the West, Winnipeg.
Meet the Couple Who Just Set 5 Long-Distance Hiking Records|awise|January 7, 2022|Outside Online
By the 1940s, though, the flatlands between what we now know as SeaWorld and Old Town were stable.
You May Never Look at the Sports Arena the Same Again|Scott Lewis|January 4, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Down here in the flatland of California, we used to regard the granite mountain as a place apart, our getaway.
How we drained California dry|Mark Arax|December 16, 2021|MIT Technology Review

That graph showing the Denali and Grand Teton peaks of coronavirus infections in December and April seemed to settle into flatlands until an uphill climb in recent weeks.
No vaccination card? No sitting inside this restaurant.|Petula Dvorak|July 22, 2021|Washington Post
Here is Dorothy's Kansas, but also the flatland of Sitting Bull, Bonnie and Clyde, and In Cold Blood.
Book Bag: Timothy Egan’s Five Favorite Travel Books|Timothy Egan|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
“But the laws of Poloeland and those of Flatland are different,” said Amalatok, starting another objection.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
But,” said the prime minister of Flatland, starting a difficulty, “who is to be greatest chief?
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
But there came a day, at last, when the inhabitants of Flatland were far indeed removed from the spirit of merriment.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
We lay him flatly against the desk, which represents his world—Flatland, we mathematicians call it.
The 4-D Doodler|Graph Waldeyer