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alluvial plains

alluvial plains is the plural of alluvial plain.

Meaning of alluvial plain

Noun

alluvial plain (plural alluvial plains)

  1. A plain formed by the deposition of sediment from the periodic flooding of a river.
    • Near-synonym: bottomland

Questions about alluvial plains

What is alluvial plains the plural of?
Alluvial plains is the plural of alluvial plain.

Words near alluvial plains in the dictionary

  1. alluvial deposits
  2. alluvial fan
  3. alluvial fans
  4. alluvial mining
  5. alluvial plain
  6. alluvial plains
  7. alluvial terrace
  8. alluvial terraces
  9. alluvially
  10. alluvials
  11. alluviate

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