flatland
noun
flat·land
ˈflat-ˌland 
1
: a region in which the land is predominantly flat
—usually used in plural
2
: land that lacks significant variation in elevation
Examples of flatland in a Sentence
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The same atmospheric warmth provoking the charismatic dissolution of Greenland or Antarctic glaciers is at work on the flatlands of Ch’izhìn Njik.
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Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 May 2024
The ban does not apply to the city's flatland parks.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Millions of people live in the Bay flatlands, surrounded by towering cities, the skylines visible from any viewpoint.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
In Kansas-like flatlands, particles thermalize quickly.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Just under half of that money would go to Oakland, which co-owns with Alameda County the facility at 1150 Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, atop the flatland that leads to the scenic ocean harbor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
Just a 40-minute drive northwest of Bologna, and I am lost in the pianura padana, a seemingly never-ending flatland of farms, vineyards, and orchards in Italy's Emilia Romagna region.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
The arena abuts rows of restaurants and bars on one side and, on the other, a long expanse of flatland leading to the Rockies.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
All are grueling, three-week races across the flatlands and mountainous terrain of their eponymous nations.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2023
Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 May 2024
The ban does not apply to the city's flatland parks.
—Kayla Jackson, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Millions of people live in the Bay flatlands, surrounded by towering cities, the skylines visible from any viewpoint.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
In Kansas-like flatlands, particles thermalize quickly.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Just under half of that money would go to Oakland, which co-owns with Alameda County the facility at 1150 Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, atop the flatland that leads to the scenic ocean harbor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
Just a 40-minute drive northwest of Bologna, and I am lost in the pianura padana, a seemingly never-ending flatland of farms, vineyards, and orchards in Italy's Emilia Romagna region.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
The arena abuts rows of restaurants and bars on one side and, on the other, a long expanse of flatland leading to the Rockies.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
All are grueling, three-week races across the flatlands and mountainous terrain of their eponymous nations.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Flatland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatland. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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