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Floodplain

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
flood plainfloodplain
alternatephrasing
Flood Plain
plural
Floodplains
possessive
Floodplain's
pluralpossessive
Floodplains'