lowest part

Example Sentences

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In early 17th-century Britain, “fund” meant a source of goods or store of supply; it also meant the bottom or lowest part of something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Like eddies created by currents in a river, there are also eddies swirling around in the atmosphere, particularly in the lowest part closest to the Earth's surface," Wood said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Corcoran residents and inmates in the prison, which sits at the lowest part of the city, will have to seriously consider evacuation if water levels reach 184 feet before the reinforcements are completed, Gatzka said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Altitude, amounts of debris on the glaciers, and the flatness of a glacier’s “snout” — its lowest part, which is the most vulnerable to melting — all affect the speeds of retreat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022

They could only shoot accurately from close range, and in order not to waste arrows they would swoop down, fire at the lowest part of their dive, and turn upward at once.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman