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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 flooding
Familiarity information: FLOOD PLAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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