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Bottomlands meaning
plural of bottomland
Example sentences (5)
At what he called "The Big Cane Brake", Eldret had Northup and other slaves clear cane, trees, and undergrowth in the bottomlands in order to develop cotton fields for cultivation.
Elk also inhabit river valley bottomlands, which they share with White-tailed deer.
In the same years, some black migrants moved into the area because of opportunities to develop the bottomlands and own their own property.
Mississippi, for instance, was mostly frontier, with 90% of the bottomlands in the interior undeveloped.
When the waters recede from the bottomlands, planting begins.