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Noun floodplain has 1 sense
  1. floodplain, flood plain - a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
    --1 is a kind of plain, field, champaign

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Floodplain

Noun

  1. A flat area of land adjacent to a river that gets flooded during periods of high water levels.
    • Sample Sentence: The fertile floodplain along the Nile River allowed ancient Egyptians to develop agricultural civilizations.

Adjective

  1. Relating to or characteristic of a floodplain.
    • Sample Sentence: The town experienced significant flood damage due to the heavy rains and the absence of proper floodplain zoning.

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