noun · Nature

floodplain

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The meaning (definition) of the word floodplain

flat land next to a river that gets covered when it floods

The word floodplain used in a sentence

The floodplain is the flat land next to the river.

The plural of the word floodplain

floodplains

How the word floodplain is said around the world

Frenchplaine inondable (plen eenawndahbl)
Spanishllanura aluvial (lyahnoorah ahloovyahl)
Mandarin洪泛区 (hóng fàn qū)
Hindiबाढ़ का मैदान (bahrh kah mairdahn)
Arabicسهل الفيضان (sahl ahlfahyahdahn)
Russianпойма (poima)
Portuguese (EU)planície aluvial (pluhneesyi uhlooveeahl)
Portuguese (BR)planície aluvial (planeesy ahlooveeow)
Japanese氾濫原 (hanran hara)
GermanÜberschwemmungsgebiet (ewburshvemuungsguhbeet)
Urduسیلابی میدان (saylahbee maydahn)
Punjabiਹੜ੍ਹ ਵਾਲਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ (hurh vahlah medahn)
Korean범람원 (beomramweon)
Hebrewמישור הצפה
Greekπλημμυρική πεδιάδα (plemmurike pediada)
Dutchuiterwaard (erewterwahrt)
Tagalogkapatagang baha (kahpahtahgahng bahah)
Vietnamesevùng đồng bằng ngập lũ (voong dohng bahng nguhp loo)
Turkishtaşkın yatağı (tahshkun yahtahu)
Persianدشت سیلابی (dahsht saylahbee)
Polishrównina zalewowa (roovnyeenah zahlevawvah)
Ukrainianзаплава (zaplava)
Bengaliপ্লাবনভূমি (plahbawnawboomee)
Swedishflodslätt (flawdsluht)
Italianpianura alluvionale (pyahnoorah ahlluuvyohnahlay)

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floodplain - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids