noun
Meaning 1
Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonyms: lowland, lowlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, mudflat, mudflats
- It was a fantastic farm because it had it all: high meadows, woodlots, orchards, springs, rich bottomlands, and river access.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bottom, river bottom, riverbottom, lowland, lowlands, alluvial plain, floodplain, mudflat, mudflats
Antonyms: highland, highlands, upland, uplands, upcountry