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floodplain

Syllables: flood·plain/ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/

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

Noun

floodplain (plural floodplains)

  1. 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

floodplain meaning in Marathi, Malayalam, Tagalog and Indonesian

floodplain in Marathi

a plain formed by the deposition of flooding
पूरभूमि pūrbhūmi

floodplain in Malayalam

a plain formed by the deposition of flooding
ജലോഢ സമതലം jalōḍha samatalaṁ

floodplain in Tagalog

a plain formed by the deposition of flooding
bahaing kapatagan

floodplain in Indonesian

a plain formed by the deposition of flooding
dataran banjir
More languagesFewer languages
floodplain in Persian
دشت سیلابی dašt-e seylâbi
floodplain in Vietnamese
bãi bồi

Synonyms of floodplain

Forms of floodplain

pluralfloodplains
alternative formflood plain

Plural of floodplain: floodplains

Origin of floodplain

From flood + plain.

Words formed from floodplain

Questions about floodplain

What does floodplain mean?
Floodplain means a low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide.
What is floodplain in Marathi?
Floodplain in Marathi is पूरभूमि (pūrbhūmi). See Floodplain meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is floodplain?
Floodplain is a noun.
How do you pronounce floodplain?
Floodplain is pronounced /ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/.
What is the plural of floodplain?
The plural of floodplain is floodplains.

Words near floodplain in the dictionary

  1. floodmaps
  2. floodmark
  3. floodmarks
  4. floodometer
  5. floodometers
  6. floodplain
  7. floodplains
  8. floodpool
  9. floodpools
  10. floodprone
  11. floodproof

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