often attributive
: land that is covered or mostly covered with grass
wildflowers blooming in the meadow
especially
: a tract of moist low-lying usually level grassland
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Blackwoods Campground, located on Mount Desert Island, gives campers access to mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
This wilderness area not far from Canaan Valley is known for its bog and heath ecosystems, mountain meadows, and dark, firefly-friendly skies.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Every passing lawn and meadow, every winding path through the woods, seemed to hide a lurking menace.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The pavilions open onto the secluded edges of the meadow (with a wintertime option of rolling around in the snow to cool down).
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Condé Nast,
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25 June 2026
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
This wilderness area not far from Canaan Valley is known for its bog and heath ecosystems, mountain meadows, and dark, firefly-friendly skies.
—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Every passing lawn and meadow, every winding path through the woods, seemed to hide a lurking menace.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The pavilions open onto the secluded edges of the meadow (with a wintertime option of rolling around in the snow to cool down).
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadow. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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meadow
noun
mead·ow
ˈmed-ō 
: an area of moist low usually level grassland
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