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Princeton's WordNet
floodplain, flood plainnoun
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
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floodplainnoun
An alluvial plain that experiences occasional or periodic flooding.
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Floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge. The soils usually consist of clays, silts, sands, and gravels deposited during floods.Because the regular flooding of floodplains can deposit nutrients and water, floodplains frequently have high soil fertility; some important agricultural regions, such as the Mississippi river basin and the Nile, rely heavily on the flood plains. Agricultural regions as well as urban areas have developed near or on floodplains to take advantage of the rich soil and fresh water. However, the risk of flooding has led to increasing efforts to control flooding.
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floodplain
A floodplain is a flat or nearly flat land area adjacent to a river or stream, which stretches from the banks of the channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge. It includes both the active river channel and the area susceptible to overflow from the river during high water events. Floodplains serve various environmental and societal functions like water filtration, groundwater recharge, and providing habitats for various species. They are also often used for human activities like agriculture due to their nutrient-rich soil.
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Floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and adjacent areas that actively carry flood flows downstream, and the flood fringe, which are areas inundated by the flood, but which do not experience a strong current. In other words, a floodplain is an area near a river or a stream which floods when the water level reaches flood stage.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of floodplain in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of floodplain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of floodplain in a Sentence
Honestly, we have never really dealt with floodplain management, i’m just being honest with you.
We had been through'93 and' 95. So we did think that something would have to be done at some point. What that was, we didn't know, then when the government came and said that this area might be used as a floodplain, yeah, that was of course a huge shock.
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