UPLAND DEFINITIONS - 15 definitions found
upland adj 1: used of high or hilly country [syn: upland, highland(a)] [ant: lowland] n 1: elevated (e.g., mountainous) land [syn: highland, upland] [ant: lowland] upland dunlap Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) upland noun Date: 1566 1. high land especially at some distance from the sea ; plateau 2. ground elevated above the lowlands along rivers or between hills • upland adjective • uplander noun Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) Upland geographical name city SW California W of San Bernardino population 68,393 Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary upland ˈʌplənd n. & adj. --n. the higher or inland parts of a country. --adj. of or relating to these parts. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Upland \Up"land\, n. 1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like. 2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [Obs.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] `` The race of upland giants.'' --Chapman. Upland moccasin. (Zo["o]l.) See Moccasin. Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zo["o]l.), a large American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper, Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover, highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie plover}, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote, quaily, and uplander. Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing. Upland, IN (town, FIPS 77966) Location: 40.46278 N, 85.51331 W Population (1990): 3295 (798 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46989 Upland, NE (village, FIPS 49880) Location: 40.31905 N, 98.90155 W Population (1990): 169 (95 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68981 Upland, CA (city, FIPS 81344) Location: 34.11880 N, 117.65775 W Population (1990): 63374 (24496 housing units) Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91786 Upland, PA (borough, FIPS 78712) Location: 39.85665 N, 75.37979 W Population (1990): 3334 (1224 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms upland n. High land. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 103 Moby Thesaurus words for "upland": Arcadian, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agricultural region, alkali flat, alluvial plain, arable land, basin, black belt, bottomland, bucolic, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, citrus belt, coastal plain, corn belt, cotton belt, country, countryside, delta, desert, down, downs, dust bowl, farm, farm belt, farm country, farmland, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats, fruit belt, grass roots, grass veld, grassland, grazing region, heath, highland, highlands, hill-dwelling, lande, level, llano, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mare, meadows and pastures, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, moors, mountain-dwelling, open country, pampa, pampas, pastoral, peneplain, plain, plains, plateau, playa, prairie, prairies, province, provinces, provincial, rolling country, rural, rural district, rustic, rustic region, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, savanna, sebkha, steppe, steppes, table, tableland, the country, the soil, the sticks, tobacco belt, tree veld, tundra, uplands, vega, veld, weald, wheat belt, wide-open spaces, wold, woodland, woods and fields, yokeldom |
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