HIGHLAND in a Sentence

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1. In geology and earth science, a plateau is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.
2. With this resolution I traversed the northern highlands and fixed on one of the remotest of the Orkneys as the scene of my labours.

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 Meanings and Examples of HIGHLAND
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highland
 n.  elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
 a.  used of high or hilly country
Classic Sentence:
1  I packed up my chemical instruments and the materials I had collected, resolving to finish my labours in some obscure nook in the northern highlands of Scotland.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
2  With this resolution I traversed the northern highlands and fixed on one of the remotest of the Orkneys as the scene of my labours.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
Example Sentence:
1  In geology and earth science, a plateau is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.