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low-lying

[loh-lahy-ing] / ˈloʊˌlaɪ ɪŋ /


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"Any low-lying fields are completely submerged," Gilbert - who farms near Kintore in Aberdeenshire - told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Water gathered in low-lying valleys and river channels, overflowed crater rims, and rushed through canyons.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

The alert warned of “flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

One evening, ominous, low-lying tube-shaped clouds known as arcus formed, and whitecaps appeared in the waves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Down their slopes the flame ran to the low-lying valleys and the dark forest lands, until all things everywhere were ablaze.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton