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floodplain

/ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/ noun C2
  1. A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide. · Near-synonyms: bottomland, bottomlands· tidal floodplain

Plural floodplains

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