Associations to the word «Floodplain»

Wiktionary

FLOODPLAIN, noun. (geography) An alluvial plain that may or may not experience occasional or periodic flooding.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis