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Definition of floodplain noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

floodplain

noun

/ˈflʌdpleɪn/

/ˈflʌdpleɪn/

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an area of flat land next to a river that regularly floods when there is too much water in the riverTopics Geographyc2

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