FLOODPLAIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding

Synonyms:

flood plain; floodplain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("floodplain" is a kind of...):

champaign; field; plain (extensive tract of level open land)

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