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floodplain
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flood·plain also flood plain  (fldpln)
n.
A plain bordering a river and subject to flooding.
floodplain  (fldpln)
Flat land bordering a river and made up of alluvium (sand, silt, and clay) deposited during floods. When a river overflows, the floodplain is covered with water.
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Noun1.floodplain - a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to floodingfloodplain - a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
flood plain
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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floodplain [ˈflʌdpleɪn] N → llanura f sujeta a inundaciones de un río
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Our house is 10 to 15ft above the flood-plain, but the fields are on lower ground so many houses built there will be flooded, as the land is virtually waterlogged all year.
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It has removed a potentially major obstacle to the Government's plans to smooth the progress of flood-plain development schemes.
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