Definitions for Upland

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Upland up·land

Spelling: [uhp-luh nd, -land]

IPA: /ˈʌp lənd, -ˌlænd/

Upland is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in Upland (adlnpu).

Definitions for Upland

noun

1. land elevated above other land.
2. the higher ground of a region or district; an elevated region.
3. land or an area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs.
4. a city in S California.

adjective

1. of or relating to uplands or elevated regions.

Origin of Upland

First recorded in 1560-70; up- + land

Examples for Upland

The upland stretches into the heart of the country for twenty furlongs at least.

You have come to sweep the intruder into the great swamp on the upland.

The brow of the upland overtops the square tower of the Colebrook Church.

But there was more than one way by which the upland could be reached from below.

You have come to sweep it away into the small swamp on the upland.

"Stop a minute," he said, pointing to an upland bank where the sun lay warm.

On some upland farm, a plough had been left standing in the field.

And now let us leave the upland, and descend to the sea-board; there is a sight for you upon the billows!

It was late by the time I reached the upland, but I was rewarded for my climb.

Usually it grows on river banks, on islands or in upland ravines.