low-lying

[loh-lahy-ing]

adjective

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

2. lying below the usual elevation or altitude.

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-lying¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Saturday, when about a half-inch of rain fell over roughly 15 minutes on ground that already was saturated, flooding low-lying areas and prompting at least 12 calls for service, Turner said.

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Sunday, with the National Weather Service predicting excessive rain to cause urban and other small streams to flood, and water to pool in low-lying and poor drainage areas across L.A.

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The storm downed trees in the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday and flooded low-lying streets.

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As decades pass without a major disaster, people begin to move back into the low-lying areas by the water.

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There’s some risk of flooding, especially in low-lying areas and urban roadways, but nothing specific to worry about in most places, Thompson said.

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Related Words

• below 
• depressed 
• flat 
• little 
• small