low ground

noun

Often low grounds. Southern U.S. bottom(def 4).

Origin of low ground

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby low ground

low country, low explosive, low frequency, low fulham, low german, low ground, low hurdles, low latin, low man on the totem pole, low mass, low milling

Example sentences from the Web for low ground

  • If any such now exist they must lie buried under the till that cloaks the low-ground on the western margins of the islands.

    Fragments of Earth Lore |James Geikie

  • The low-ground trees generally produce earlier and more abundantly.

    All About Coffee |William H. Ukers