Thesaurus results for FLOODPLAINS

floodplains

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plural of floodplain

as in basins

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Noun

There's also potential for catastrophic river flooding in the Nueces, Frio, and Medina river basins and significant flooding in the Pecos, Rio Grande, and San Antonio river basins, according to the National Weather Service.

— Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 16 July 2026
During heavy rains, water can quickly shoot downhill before filling the narrow river basins.

— Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of basins

Noun

Wetlands, forests, grasslands, rivers, and coastal ecosystems also face pressure from pollution, invasive species, and the overuse of natural resources.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Next spring, bobolinks will once again return to North America’s grasslands.

— Nathan W. Cooper, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of grasslands

Noun

Rounding out the top three was Kenya’s Maasai Mara, where sunrise transforms the sprawling savannah into a sea of golden light as majestic wildlife—think lions, elephants, giraffes—roam the plains.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
The shaggy bovines of the plains and boreal forests were nearly hunted to extinction in a frenzy of killing that decimated their population.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Definition of plains

Noun

Just last month, the probe tracked a frenetic cluster of 30 dust devils swirling through the canyons of Mamers Valles, also in the northern hemisphere.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

The cross-country route carries passengers through the forests and lakes of northern Ontario, the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and into the dramatic mountain landscapes of Alberta and British Columbia.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
The swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of prairies

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