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FLOOD PLAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flood plain mean? 

FLOOD PLAIN (noun)
  The noun FLOOD PLAIN has 1 sense:

1. a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to floodingplay

  Familiarity information: FLOOD PLAIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLOOD PLAIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

flood plain; floodplain

Hypernyms ("flood plain" is a kind of...):

champaign; field; plain (extensive tract of level open land)


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