low-lying

[ loh-lahy-ing ]

/ ˈloʊˌlaɪ ɪŋ /

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adjective

lying near sea level or the ground surface. low-lying land.

lying below the usual elevation or altitude.

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Origin of low-lying

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby low-lying

lowlife, lowlight, lowlihead, low-loader, lowly, low-lying, low man on the totem pole, Low Mass, low milling, low-minded, lown

How to use low-lying in a sentence

Yet when the worldwide economy capsized in late 2008, the ripples of recession arrived like a King Tide to the low-lying island.
Celebrities, Take Note: Anguilla Is Back From the Brink|Debra A. Klein|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Throughout low-lying areas in New York and New Jersey, this same cry is heard: we need help, Congress, and we need it now.
Residents Fume Over Long Wait for Hurricane Sandy Aid|David Freedlander, Lizzie Crocker|January 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The infrastructure protecting low-lying Amsterdam and Rotterdam are built to withstand 10,000-year storms.
The MTA and New York City Will Get Hit Again|Matthew Zeitlin|November 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Five feet of seawater tore through the streets of the low-lying Brooklyn neighborhood Monday night.
Residents in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Assess the Damage After Sandy|Eliza Shapiro|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Mounting one of the low-lying walls that surround the park, Hall addressed the returned marchers.
The Occupy Wall Street Blow-by-Blow|Matthew DeLuca|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They scurried down a long, dismal lane toward a low-lying range of hills pertly wooded with bald patches of barren earth and rock.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
From the low-lying quarters of the towns the word buzzes in your ear with the confusion of a Babel.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
As he spoke, an eddy of wind blew aside part of the fog, revealing through the rift a low-lying island.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
He halted upon a knoll in the oat-field, and stood to breathe the cool air from the low-lying meadow.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read
Before us ran the turbulent river, vexed with plunging shells and obscured in spots by blue sheets of low-lying smoke.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce

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