: relatively low to the ground or floor
a low-slung convertible
a low-slung modern building
a low-slung sofa

Examples of low-slung in a Sentence

only low-slung hotels have been built around the lake, so development isn't as intrusive as at other resorts
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Still, the low-slung coral island doesn’t feel overcrowded. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Sited amid a sloping parcel spanning an acre of land, the low-slung abode offers roughly 2,400 square feet of single-level living space with just two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025 Rooms and Suites The low-slung rectangular silhouette of Capella Bangkok may appear incongruous with the rest of the soaring cylindrical skyline of Bangkok, but there is purpose embedded in that design: every room in Capella Bangkok has a river view. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 In the late 1960s, the Royal Mint moved from its home in the Tower of London to a vast complex of low-slung buildings outside Cardiff, Wales. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for low-slung 

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of low-slung was in 1840

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“Low-slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-slung. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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