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floodplain

noun
/ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/

Etymology

From flood + plain.

  1. derived from plānus
  2. derived from plain
  3. derived from plain
  4. derived from pleyn
  5. inherited from pleyn
  6. compounded as floodplain — “flood + plain”

Definitions

  1. A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall…

    A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide.

    • Near-synonyms: bottomland, bottomlands
    • tidal floodplain

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA