floodplain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide.

/ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-floodplain.wav

floodplain floodplains flood plain

From flood + plain.

alluvial plain bottomland bottomlands

flood plain toadlet

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