Used in a Sentence

low-lying

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for low-lying.

Editorial note

As a person intimately familiar with the Tacloban/Leyte area, that's hard to accomplish since the area is so low-lying where it hit hardest.

Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Lower than nearby areas.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of low-lying gathered in one view.

adjective

Lower than nearby areas.

adjective

(geography) Located or situated below or near a sea level.

adjective

(idiomatic) Of a person, lying low; concealed; hidden.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for low-lying.

adjective

(geography) Located or situated below or near a sea level.

adjective

(idiomatic) Of a person, lying low; concealed; hidden.

Example sentences

1

As a person intimately familiar with the Tacloban/Leyte area, that's hard to accomplish since the area is so low-lying where it hit hardest.

2

These generally co-occur in water rich areas, such as low-lying coastal regions or flat, regularly inundated river plains.

3

Distribution is getting harder because noise is getting louder, and the low-lying fruit is already being harvested.

4

To my layman's knowledge, it would be analogous to building a canal between a low-lying lake and the ocean.

5

Climate scientists have expressed surprise at findings that many low-lying Pacific islands are growing, not sinking.

6

Although this exaggerates the real-world height, it preserves low-lying coastal features such as Bournemouth's cliffs, adding interest to the landscape.

7

If anything this shows there is a ton of low-lying fruit for the Feds to pick to improve operational efficiency.

8

Firstly, many parts of southern India are low-lying and will be affected by rising sea levels.

9

Regex can be painful in cases which go beyond the low-lying, easy ones.

10

So, you wind up with low-lying areas that fill up with brine collected upstream from various salts and minerals, and eventually settle in subterranean aquifers that are entirely non-potable without desalinization.

11

Since much of the coastal Netherlands is in a similar situation, I always assumed the canals were primarily for moving water to the North Sea without flooding out the low-lying areas.

12

It looks to me like they're screwed pretty badly, that they bet on the same sort of endless growth that burned everyone else, and their economic advice is the equivalent of the guy in the low-lying end of the boat giving suggestions on how everyone might bail faster.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use low-lying in a sentence?

As a person intimately familiar with the Tacloban/Leyte area, that's hard to accomplish since the area is so low-lying where it hit hardest.

What does low-lying mean?

Lower than nearby areas.

What part of speech is low-lying?

low-lying is commonly used as adjective.