flood plain
also floodplain
Word forms: plural flood plains
countable noun
A flood plain is a flat area on the edge of a river, where the ground consists of soil, sand, and rock left by the river when it floods.
flood plain in American English
a plain that borders a river, formed from sediment deposited by floods
: also written ˈfloodˌplainImage offlood plain
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