flatland
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- flatlander noun
Etymology
Origin of flatland
Example Sentences
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On Monday, an incoming typhoon which turned into a tropical storm forced organisers to call quits and evacuate all participants from the Saemangeum area- a vast, treeless flatland.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023
But the oil giant ConocoPhillips is already in motion, massing equipment and flying in workers and provisions to this vast frozen flatland 250 miles above the Arctic Circle.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023
Many Rio favelas were indeed built on the hillside, but others are found on flatland, like the now-famous City of God favela that began as a public housing project.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2021
Now we come to one major distinction between houses and homeowners’ tastes and places: hillside houses and flatland houses.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2021
They made small talk as they drove through the tidal flatland of Hampton, Katherine’s cat-shaped, wire-rimmed glasses lending her face a seriousness that matched her demeanor.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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