floodplain
noun
flood·plain
ˈfləd-ˌplān 
1
: level land that may be submerged by floodwaters
2
: a plain built up by stream deposition
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The population dispersed into smaller settlements out in the surrounding floodplain and beyond.
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R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Indianapolis approved purchasing a floodplain for the first time this year, which can help absorb excess water that paved roads and parking lots cannot.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Water could have then flowed east into a floodplain that was possibly once a lake, and from there into the Dry Moat surrounding the pyramid.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
In a tropical floodplain, the researchers found that whether or not trees act as a methane source or sink depends on time of year and whether the ground is inundated or dry.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
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R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Indianapolis approved purchasing a floodplain for the first time this year, which can help absorb excess water that paved roads and parking lots cannot.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Water could have then flowed east into a floodplain that was possibly once a lake, and from there into the Dry Moat surrounding the pyramid.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
In a tropical floodplain, the researchers found that whether or not trees act as a methane source or sink depends on time of year and whether the ground is inundated or dry.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 24 July 2024
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floodplain
noun
flood·plain
-ˌplān
1
: low flat land along a stream or river that may flood
2
: a plain built up from earth left by floodwaters
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