FLOODPLAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does floodplain mean? 

• FLOODPLAIN (noun)
  The noun FLOODPLAIN has 1 sense:

1. a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding

  Familiarity information: FLOODPLAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLOODPLAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

flood plain; floodplain

Hypernyms ("floodplain" is a kind of...):

champaign; field; plain (extensive tract of level open land)

 Context examples 

Spruces became well-established on more open floodplain sites due to the lower hare population there, but those sites placed the trees at greater risk of drying out during the hot summer months.

(Race across the tundra: White spruce vs. snowshoe hare, National Science Foundation)

Trees growing in floodplains surrounding the Amazon river emit up to 20 million tonnes of methane gas (CH4) to the atmosphere every year.

(Amazon trees are major source of methane emission, SciDev.Net)

Climate change affects the hydrological regime in the Amazon, which affects fish reproduction and production of stocks in the floodplains.

(Amazon fish ‘face new threats’, SciDev.Net)

Hares and spruces are common residents of forested floodplains, but hares, being mobile, are often faster than spruce seedlings in reaching the best habitat.

(Race across the tundra: White spruce vs. snowshoe hare, National Science Foundation)