Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottomland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tom-land
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From bottom + land.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bottomlands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

slough bayou marsh swamp bog fen moor morass

Synonyms

bottom river bottom riverbottom lowland lowlands alluvial plain floodplain mudflat mudflats

Antonyms

highland highlands upland uplands upcountry

Questions

What does bottomland mean?: Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
Where does bottomland come from?: From bottom + land.

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