High
High adjective - Extending to a great distance upward.
Usage example: as the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is mountaineering's holy grail
Nearby Word: highly
Low-lying
Low-lying adjective - Having relatively little height.
Usage example: the low-lying hills blocked our view of the sea only a little bit
Both words in one sentence
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Snow is rare in low-lying areas, but more common at high altitudes.
Source: Useful Notes / Greece - The river floods low-lying areas of the city every winter; high-water marks of floods are recorded on a wall next to the Cathedral's Water-gate, but despite the regularity of the event it still seems to take everyone by surprise.
Source: Useful Notes / The West Midlands
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