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low-lying

[loh-lahy-ing] / ˈloʊˌlaɪ ɪŋ /


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Many of those gathered at Gwazamutini Secondary School are farmers from the low-lying areas with livestock and rice fields.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

The service warns of minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, as well as minor mudslides and debris flows, especially near steep terrain and recent burn scars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 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

A wooded hilltop rose out of the water, a little island all on its own, brightly lit by the low-lying moon.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman