floodplain
A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high…A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide.
Meaning
1 sensesA low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide.
Near-synonyms: bottomland, bottomlands
tidal floodplain
Flussaue, Aue, Au
по́ймаpójma
запла́ваzapláva
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
Translations
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Origin
From flood + plain.From flood + plain.
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Forms
plural: floodplainsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding:flood plain
See also
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