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upland 音標拼音: ['ʌplənd] n. 丘陵地,高地,丘阜
a. 高地的,丘陵的 丘陵地,高地,丘阜高地的,丘陵的 upland adj 1: used of high or hilly country [ synonym: { upland}, { highland( a)}] [ ant: { lowland}] n 1: elevated ( e. g., mountainous) land [ synonym: { highland}, { upland}] [ ant: { lowland}] Upland \ Up" land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. [ 1913 Webster] Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [ Obs. W2] " The race of upland giants." -- Chapman. [ 1913 Webster] { Upland moccasin}. ( Zool.) See { Moccasin}. { Upland sandpiper}, or { Upland plover} ( Zool.), a large American sandpiper ({ Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also { Bartramian sandpiper}, { Bartram' s tattler}, { field plover}, { grass plover}, { highland plover}, { hillbird}, { humility}, { prairie plover}, { prairie pigeon}, { prairie snipe}, { papabote}, { quaily}, and { uplander}. { Upland sumach} ( Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({ Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing. [ 1913 Webster]
Upland \ Up" land\, n. 1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to { lowland}, { meadow}, { marsh}, { swamp}, { interval}, and the like. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] 103 Moby Thesaurus words for " upland": Arcadian, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agricultural region, alkali flat, alluvial plain, arable land, basin, black belt, bottomland, bucolic, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, citrus belt, coastal plain, corn belt, cotton belt, country, countryside, delta, desert, down, downs, dust bowl, farm, farm belt, farm country, farmland, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats, fruit belt, grass roots, grass veld, grassland, grazing region, heath, highland, highlands, hill- dwelling, lande, level, llano, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mare, meadows and pastures, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, moors, mountain- dwelling, open country, pampa, pampas, pastoral, peneplain, plain, plains, plateau, playa, prairie, prairies, province, provinces, provincial, rolling country, rural, rural district, rustic, rustic region, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, savanna, sebkha, steppe, steppes, table, tableland, the country, the soil, the sticks, tobacco belt, tree veld, tundra, uplands, vega, veld, weald, wheat belt, wide- open spaces, wold, woodland, woods and fields, yokeldomUpland, NE -- U. S. village in Nebraska Population ( 2000): 179 Housing Units ( 2000): 88 Land area ( 2000): 0. 412573 sq. miles ( 1. 068558 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 000000 sq. miles ( 0. 000000 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 0. 412573 sq. miles ( 1. 068558 sq. km) FIPS code: 49880 Located within: Nebraska ( NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40. 318371 N, 98. 901922 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): 68981 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Upland, NE Upland
Upland, CA -- U. S. city in California Population ( 2000): 68393 Housing Units ( 2000): 25467 Land area ( 2000): 15. 118013 sq. miles ( 39. 155472 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 032921 sq. miles ( 0. 085265 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 15. 150934 sq. miles ( 39. 240737 sq. km) FIPS code: 81344 Located within: California ( CA), FIPS 06 Location: 34. 113259 N, 117. 658386 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): 91786 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Upland, CA Upland
Upland, IN -- U. S. town in Indiana Population ( 2000): 3803 Housing Units ( 2000): 824 Land area ( 2000): 3. 932304 sq. miles ( 10. 184620 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 008688 sq. miles ( 0. 022501 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 3. 940992 sq. miles ( 10. 207121 sq. km) FIPS code: 77966 Located within: Indiana ( IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40. 467146 N, 85. 500120 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): 46989 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Upland, IN Upland
Upland, PA -- U. S. borough in Pennsylvania Population ( 2000): 2977 Housing Units ( 2000): 1216 Land area ( 2000): 0. 670653 sq. miles ( 1. 736983 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 000000 sq. miles ( 0. 000000 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 0. 670653 sq. miles ( 1. 736983 sq. km) FIPS code: 78712 Located within: Pennsylvania ( PA), FIPS 42 Location: 39. 856762 N, 75. 379429 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Upland, PA Upland
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