Thesaurus:landform

Thesaurus

landform

English

Noun

Sense: any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley

Synonyms

• landform

Hyponyms

Larger sections of land, starting with the larger ones

• continent
• subcontinent
• archipelago
• island    [⇒ thesaurus]
• peninsula
• cape
• isthmus
• spit

Mountains, hills, etc., starting with the larger ones

• mountain range    [⇒ thesaurus]
• mountain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• volcano
• hill
• butte

Valleys, plains, highlands, etc.

• valley    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ravine
• plain
• plateau
• mesa
• ridge
• highland
• upland
• spur
• cliff

Bodies of water, starting with the larger ones

• body of water    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ocean
• sea
• lake    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bay
• gulf
• watercourse    [⇒ thesaurus]
• river    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stream    [⇒ thesaurus]
• channel
• sound    [⇒ thesaurus]
• strait
• inlet    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lagoon

Holonyms

• landscape    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• earth science    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• List of landforms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “342. land” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “landform” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• "geological formation" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• Wikidata:Q271669