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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Although there may not be snow on the ground, the area still charms with its Alpine vistas, green meadows, and waterfalls, such as Staubbach Falls, the third-highest waterfall in Switzerland.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Teeming with life, the preserve lets hikers admire vast meadows and tall oak trees, a pond with water fowl and even cows munching on grass alongside the roughly 3-mile loop trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Don't be lulled by the green meadows and grazing cows.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Located inside Lady Bird Johnson Park, the memorial location was chosen by his wife, according to Arlington’s visitor website, and features a granite monolith, as well as paths, white pines, and an open meadow.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Teeming with life, the preserve lets hikers admire vast meadows and tall oak trees, a pond with water fowl and even cows munching on grass alongside the roughly 3-mile loop trail.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Don't be lulled by the green meadows and grazing cows.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Located inside Lady Bird Johnson Park, the memorial location was chosen by his wife, according to Arlington’s visitor website, and features a granite monolith, as well as paths, white pines, and an open meadow.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Meadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meadow. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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meadow
noun
mead·ow
ˈmed-ō 
: an area of moist low usually level grassland
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