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flood plain
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flood·plain also flood plain  (fldpln)
n.
A plain bordering a river and subject to flooding.
flood plain
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the flat area bordering a river, composed of sediment deposited during flooding
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Noun1.flood plainflood plain - a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
floodplain
champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"


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According to The Sacramento Bee, on May 26, Gotlieb and others pressured spineless legislators to reject a law that would have discouraged home building in flood plains.
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