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flood plain

–noun
a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
Also, floodplain.


Origin:
1870–75
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flood·plain also flood plain   (flŭd'plān')   
n.  A plain bordering a river and subject to flooding.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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