1
: high land especially at some distance from the sea : plateau
2
: ground elevated above the lowlands along rivers or between hills
upland
adjective
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the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose
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The country’s upland areas are covered by a patchwork of teams made up of locals from all walks of life.
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Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Aided by legislation that rewards landowners for increasing the biodiversity of the Welsh uplands, his group has been planting trees — more than 300,000 at this point, including that rowan.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The East Bay hills, San Jose’s Santa Teresa and Blossom Hill neighborhoods, communities around Mount Diablo, and uplands west of Palo Alto and Stanford University are some areas where an out-of-control grass fire could set homes ablaze, Carter said.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
The preserve includes forest with northern and southern uplands separated by a small perennial stream and adjacent wetlands.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
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Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Aided by legislation that rewards landowners for increasing the biodiversity of the Welsh uplands, his group has been planting trees — more than 300,000 at this point, including that rowan.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The East Bay hills, San Jose’s Santa Teresa and Blossom Hill neighborhoods, communities around Mount Diablo, and uplands west of Palo Alto and Stanford University are some areas where an out-of-control grass fire could set homes ablaze, Carter said.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
The preserve includes forest with northern and southern uplands separated by a small perennial stream and adjacent wetlands.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
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“Upland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upland. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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upland
noun
up·land
ˈəp-lənd 
-ˌland
: high land especially at some distance from the sea
upland
adjective
Geographical Definition
Upland
geographical name
Up·land
ˈəp-lənd
city in southern California west of San Bernardino population 73,732
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