uplands

noun

Definition of uplandsnext
plural of upland
as in hills
an area of high ground the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose

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  1. highlands
  2. mountains
  3. cliffs
Noun
  • Additionally, alpacas are native to the highlands of South America, where temperatures fluctuate rapidly within the day.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Israel seized the strategic highlands from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and unilaterally annexed it in 1981.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of highlands
Noun
  • For investors, this means that meaningful financial updates from companies will be accompanied by mountains of trivial environmental data.
    Stone Washington, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Visitors look over mountains, islands, fjords, and the sea.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of mountains
Noun
  • Red and brown cliffs, varnished by thousands of years of high-desert weather, towered on either side of me.
    Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Remove the economic cliffs that prohibit people from climbing the ladder of success without the risk of losing public resources.
    Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of cliffs
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