bottom land

noun

, Physical Geography.

1. bottom ( def 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bottom land¹

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

Porter, invested her earnings judiciously in rich river bottom land, business properties and lucrative mortgages.

From Washington Post

Construction was supposed to be finished in 2008 but the completion date slipped repeatedly, partly because millions of tons of earth had to be trucked in to fill flood-prone bottom land.

From Los Angeles Times

Once I ran into a flat piece of bottom land, and what seemed solid earth by the light of the moon was a marshy quagmire.

From Literature

The rich have long claimed higher ground along waterways, and that left freed slaves to claim bottom land that made Princeville into the country’s first town incorporated by black Americans.

From Seattle Times

The rich have long claimed higher ground along waterways, and that left freed slaves to claim bottom land that made Princeville into the country’s first town incorporated by black Americans.

From Washington Times