flatland
[flat-land]
- a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.
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Origin of flatland
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Contemporary Examples
Here is Dorothy's Kansas, but also the flatland of Sitting Bull, Bonnie and Clyde, and In Cold Blood.
Historical Examples
The men of Flatland are about to feed, and will share their supper.
The Giant of the NorthR.M. Ballantyne
Of what use have been all the wars of Flatland from Longtime till now?
The Giant of the NorthR.M. Ballantyne
We shall no longer be imprisoned in Flatland, but set free in Spaceland.
MeteorologyCharles Fitzhugh Talman
I would go forth, methought, at once, and evangelize the whole of Flatland.
FlatlandEdwin Abbott Abbott
I was rapidly descending; and I knew that return to Flatland was my doom.
FlatlandEdwin Abbott Abbott