noun
- low-lying land along a river or stream that is subject to flooding
Usage: geography; agriculture
Examples
- The farmers planted corn in the fertile bottomland near the Mississippi River.
- Heavy rains caused the creek to overflow into the bottomland.
- Wildlife thrives in the rich bottomland ecosystem.
- The bottomland was too wet for construction after the spring floods.
- Cotton grew well in the nutrient-rich bottomland soil.
- Developers avoided building homes on the bottomland due to flood risk.