bottom land


nounPhysical Geography.

Origin of bottom land

1
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Words Nearby bottom land

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How to use bottom land in a sentence

  • While he was gone, MacRae and I leaned over in our saddles and scanned closely the grass-carpeted bottom-land.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Her escort pointed to the print of a mule's shoe in the soft soil of the low bottom land.

    The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell Wright
  • Jest about the middle, between the two hills, a crick meandered through the bottom land.

    Danny's Own Story | Don Marquis
  • Much of the bottom land about the fort is inclined to be gravelly, but produces well.

  • The creek makes a big bend, and all the bottom land has grown up with timber, some as big as a man's body.

    Wells Brothers | Andy Adams