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low-lying

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low-ly·ing (llng)
adj.
1. Lying close to water or ground level: low-lying coastal areas.
2. Situated below the normal height or altitude: low-lying deserts of central Arizona.
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Adj.1.low-lying - having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level; "low-lying clouds"
low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
2.low-lying - lying below the normal level; "a low-lying desert"
lowland - of relatively low or level country
Translations

low-lying [ləuˈlaɪɪŋ] adjbajo
low-lying [ləuˈlaɪɪŋ] adjà faible altitude
low-lying [ləuˈlaɪɪŋ] low adjtief gelegen
low-lying [ləuˈlaɪɪŋ] adja basso livello

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The same waves wash the moles of the new-built Californian towns, but yesterday planted by the recentest race of men, and lave the faded but still gorgeous skirts of Asiatic lands, older than Abraham; while all between float milky-ways of coral isles, and low-lying, endless, unknown Archipelagoes, and impenetrable Japans.
Then there were storms and risings of the water over great areas of the low-lying lands; and there were periods of hunger and misery when we were kept prisoners in the trees for days and days by these transient floods.
The glare showed a series of stone steps, which ended in a low-lying heavy iron door fixed against the side of the house.
 
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