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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Their preferred habitats likely included open grasslands, forest edges and floodplains.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The permits dictate that cabins located in the floodplain — which includes most of the little community — cannot be rebuilt.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Its fourteen spacious canvas-and-thatch bedrooms look directly onto the floodplains, offering a front-row seat to the migration.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Today, no homes can be built in a floodplain per Benbrook city ordinance.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The permits dictate that cabins located in the floodplain — which includes most of the little community — cannot be rebuilt.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Its fourteen spacious canvas-and-thatch bedrooms look directly onto the floodplains, offering a front-row seat to the migration.
—Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Today, no homes can be built in a floodplain per Benbrook city ordinance.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodplain. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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