landform

noun

land·​form ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯrm How to pronounce landform (audio)
: a natural feature of a land surface

Examples of landform in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The sea bed here has fewer coral reefs and more basaltic landforms with changing topographies and highly variable depths. Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024 The town invites visitors and residents to explore some of the U.S.'s various beautiful landscapes — including red rock formations, natural sandstone arches and mesa landforms. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024 Native grasses and great bunkering will frame shots over a rolling landscape with unique landforms. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 And if islands are your thing, that landform dominates the Tripadvisor list, which includes Guadeloupe, Grand Cayman, Kauai, Mauritius and Zanzibar, as well as Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, which is dotted with more than a thousand dramatic limestone islands. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024 Caves, though notorious for being the site of many a B-grade horror movie, feature some of the world's most stunning landforms — and some of its quirkiest natural oddities. Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2024 There were no pipes at the same location Oct. 8, and the spit, or beach landform, could not be seen. Peter Alexander, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2023 These landforms act as a buffer, protecting the mainland from the storms that blow in off the Atlantic Ocean. Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023 The spacecraft is slated to touch down in the far side’s South Pole-Aitken Basin and collect dust and rock samples there, Hu was cited as saying, referring to a major lunar landform of high scientific interest. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landform was in 1893

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“Landform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landform. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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landform

noun
land·​form -ˌfȯrm How to pronounce landform (audio)
: a natural feature of a land surface

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