"low-lying" meaning in English

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    {
      "word": "high-lying"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough — Newcastle route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 359",
          "text": "The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601",
          "text": "West of Keswick a short descent at 1 in 122 brings the train down to the low-lying and marshy ground between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake and to the crossing of the Derwent - the outfall from Derwentwater, [...].",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/04/why-we-wont-avoid-a-climate-catastrophe-feature/”, in National Geographic",
          "text": "Increasingly, low-lying coastal cities in the United States are experiencing what’s known as sunny-day flooding, when all it takes is a high tide to send water gushing into the streets.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lower than nearby areas."
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "lying"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-low-lying-en-adj-UT85q~pW",
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "低窪"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dīwā",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "低洼"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "alava"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "tapeinós",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "τᾰπεινός"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "tāpotupotu"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "lavtliggende"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nizkoraspolóžennyj",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "низкорасполо́женный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unížennyj",
          "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
          "word": "уни́женный"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "low-lying"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "high-lying"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "lying"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough — Newcastle route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 359",
          "text": "The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601",
          "text": "West of Keswick a short descent at 1 in 122 brings the train down to the low-lying and marshy ground between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake and to the crossing of the Derwent - the outfall from Derwentwater, [...].",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/04/why-we-wont-avoid-a-climate-catastrophe-feature/”, in National Geographic",
          "text": "Increasingly, low-lying coastal cities in the United States are experiencing what’s known as sunny-day flooding, when all it takes is a high tide to send water gushing into the streets.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lower than nearby areas."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "低窪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dīwā",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "低洼"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "alava"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "tapeinós",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "τᾰπεινός"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "tāpotupotu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "lavtliggende"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nizkoraspolóžennyj",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "низкорасполо́женный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unížennyj",
      "sense": "referring to places that are lower than nearby areas",
      "word": "уни́женный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "low-lying"
}